Beechcraft B23 N6078N
21 August 1987 · Creston, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1987 at about 04:00 local time, a Beechcraft B23 registered N6078N, operated by Dale A. Glanzman, was involved in an accident near Creston, Iowa, 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 04:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Creston, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Creston Municipal (CSQ)
- Coordinates
- 41.0504, -94.3590
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B23
- Registration
- N6078N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dale A. Glanzman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Iowa City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC87LA166
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
THE PIC HAD PLANNED HIS FLT WITH DEPARTURE ORIGINATING IN IOWA CITY, IOWA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE FCST AND THE PIC DELAYED HIS DEPARTURE FOR ABT 3 HRS. AFT ASSESSING WX FM SEVERAL SOURCES THE PIC DPTD FOR CRESTON, IOWA AROUND 9 PM LCL TIME. THE FLT PROGRESSED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY TILL REACHING CRESTON. THE PIC RPTD DIFFICULTY MAINTIANING REFERENCE WITH RWY DURING THE APPROACH, COMPLAINING OF INOP VASI LIGHTING. ACCORDING TO THE ARPT MNGR THE VASI WAS INOPERATIVE AND HE HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE FAA OF THE PBLM. THE PIC ALSO INDICATED THAT A FOG OR HAZE WAS PRESENT NEAR THE GROUND AND REFERENCES USED FOR LNDG WERE NOT ADEQUATE. THE PIC ALSO COMPLAINED OF CHGNG WINDS DURING THE APPROACH COMPOUNDING THE DIFFICULTY. THE PIC MADE NO ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND FOR ANOTHER TRY AT LNDG. INSTEAD THE APPROACH WAS CONTINUED. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GND SHORT OF THE RWY AFT THE PIC RPTD HEARING THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUND BEFORE & AFTER HE APPLIED FULL PWR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1987 | Beechcraft B23 | Crossville, Tennessee, United States | Daniel L. Deats | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Oct 1987 | Beechcraft B23 | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1987 | Beechcraft B23 | Alderwood Manor, Washington, United States | Jeffrey A van Deren | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft B23 | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | Willis Skeen Associates | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1988 | Beechcraft B23 | Hamer, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Dec 1986 | Beechcraft B23 | Trenton, Maine, United States | Earic Edwards | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-32-300 | Mason City, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | Muscatine, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172E | Moorhead, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1987 | Cessna 150G | Forest City, Iowa, United States | William R.yocom | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1987 | Cessna 188-B | Sigourney, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft B35 | Keokuk, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |