Plane Crash List

Beechcraft C-23 N1932L

4 July 1983 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 4 July 1983 at about 23:02 local time, a Beechcraft C-23 registered N1932L, operated by Ronald A Berry, was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:02
Classification
Accident
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Nearest airport
Coronado
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft C-23
Registration
N1932L
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Ronald A Berry
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Eager
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW83LA312

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 0 0

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED 2.2 MILES OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 35 AT CORONADA AIRPORT. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT USED ALMOST ALL OF THE 4020 FT RUNWAY BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE AND THE AIRCRAFT ACHIEVED AN ALTITUDE OF ONLY 20 FEET. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT WAS 34 LBS OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN CG LIMITS. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD LOGGED A TOTAL OF 52 HOURS WITH 2 HOURS IN THE BEECH C-23. THE STUDENT WAS NOT PROPERLY ENDORSED FOR THE AIRCRAFT AND NOT AUTHORIZED TO CARRY PASSENGERS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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