Beechcraft C23 N9256S
26 December 1982 · Childress, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 December 1982 at about 19:52 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N9256S, operated by Kingston F. Smith, was involved in an accident near Childress, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Childress, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Childress Municipal (CDS)
- Coordinates
- 34.4201, -100.2407
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C23
- Registration
- N9256S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kingston F. Smith
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- McAlester → Amarillo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA067
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING FLIGHT, FREEZING RAIN WAS ENCOUNTERED WHICH BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND WINGS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CHECKED AND FOUND THAT THE CLOUDS HAD CLOSED IN BEHIND. HE DIVERTED TO CHILDRESS, TX. WHILE EN ROUTE, ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATED ON THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT'S VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD BECAME OBSCURED. ON HIS FIRST APPROACH, HE HAD NO FORWARD VISIBILITY AND ELECTED TO GO AROUND. AFTER THE SECOND APPROACH, HE LANDED, BUT THE PLANE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. IT CONTINUED INTO A MUDDY COTTON FIELD AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1982 | Beechcraft C23 | Orchards, Washington, United States | Kenneth Hammond | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft C23 | Roaring Springs, Texas, United States | Chaparral Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1982 | Beechcraft C23 | California City, California, United States | Beechcraft West | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1982 | Beechcraft C23 | Strongville, Ohio, United States | Thomas J. Donovan | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft C23-180 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Gary Wayne Williams | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft C23 | Greer, South Carolina, United States | Stevens Beechcraft, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |