Beechcraft C23 N5150M
27 February 1986 · Elkhart, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 February 1986 at about 20:00 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N5150M, operated by Continental Industries, Inc., was involved in an accident near Elkhart, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elkhart, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elkhart Muni (EKM)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C23
- Registration
- N5150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Continental Industries, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Elkhart → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86LA093
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 PLT WAS UNABLE TO START THE ACFT ENG AND GOT OUT TO PULL THE PROP THROUGH BY HAND. THE MAGNETO SWITCH HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE BOTH POSITION AND THE ENG STARTED AS THE PASSENGER PRIMED THE ENG WHILE THE PLT PULLED THE PROP THROUGH. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT BY HOLDING THE WING. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT TAXIED INTO A HANGAR WALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft C23 | Vega, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft C23 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1986 | Beechcraft C23 | Middlefield, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1986 | Beechcraft C23 | Cheney, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1986 | Beechcraft C23 | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | Pompano Sr.squadron Flying | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Beechcraft C23 | Lamar, Colorado, United States | Aero Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1986 | Mooney M20C | Loogootee, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Aug 1986 | Globe GC-1B | Perrysville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Westville, Indiana, United States | Mark Murvihill | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 May 1986 | Piper PA-34-200 | Angola, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1986 | Hughes 500 (369HS) | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | R. J. Dubray | Minor injuries | - |