Plane Crash List

Beechcraft C23 N23968

24 March 1984 · Champion, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 24 March 1984 at about 21:15 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N23968, operated by Allegheny Beech, was involved in an accident near Champion, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Champion, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Seven Springs (7SP)
Coordinates
40.0406, -79.3201
Aircraft
Beechcraft C23
Registration
N23968
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Allegheny Beech
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
West Mifflin → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC84FA117

People

4 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 4 0 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

N23968, CRASHED INTO TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 27 AT SEVEN SPRINGS AIRPORT. PLT TOLD THE RESORT MANAGER OF SEVEN SPRINGS THAT HE COULD NOT SEEM TO GET AIRBORNE & AFTER HE DID GET AIRBORNE HE COULD NOT CLEAR THE TREES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT WAS OVER MAX GROSS WT AT TAKEOFF. THE RWY WAS REPORTED TO BE SLUSH COVERED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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