Beechcraft C23 N6004V

Summary

On 23 August 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N6004V was involved in an accident near Longmont, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 August 1983 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Longmont, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Longmont Municipal (2V2)

Coordinates

40.1703, -105.1093

Aircraft

Beechcraft C23

Registration

N6004V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Broomfield → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN83LA196

Nobody was injured.

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 STUDENT PLT, A FOREIGN NATIONAL, AND THE INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) TOOK OFF FROM BROOMFIELD, CO & FLEW TO LONGMONT, CO WHERE THEY BEGAN PRACTICING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS. AFTER THE 3RD TOUCH & GO LANDING, THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL WHEN THE STUDENT TURNED OFF THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, THE ENG LOST POWER. THE CFI TURN BOOST PUMP BACK ON, BUT BY THEN, THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS READING ZERO. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT & SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE LANDED IN A CORN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT HIT AN IRRIGATION DITCH, WHICH WAS HIDDEN FROM VIEW BY THE CORN STALKS, AND THE NOSE & RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND POSITIONED TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK WHICH HAD RUPTURED DURING IMPACT. THE RIGHT TANK WAS NOT DAMAGED & WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.