Beechcraft C23 N9228S
23 December 1993 · Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 December 1993 at about 18:07 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N9228S, operated by General Aviation Services, was involved in an accident near Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.8595, -93.4305
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C23
- Registration
- N9228S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- General Aviation Services
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI94LA059
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
an inadequate preflight by both the CFI and student pilot. Factors contributing to the accident was poor communications between the CFI and student pilot, and hilly terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NEITHER THE CFI OR STUDENT PILOT VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL QUANTITY IN THE FUEL TANKS DURING THE PREFLIGHT. THE STUDENT STATED THE FUEL CAPS WERE FROZEN AND AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE THE CAPS THE CFI STATED 'IT WAS ALRIGHT' AND TO GET IN THE AIRPLANE. THE CFI LATER STATED HE HAD CHECKED THE LEFT TANK AND THOUGHT THE STUDENT HAD CHECKED THE RIGHT TANK. THE STUDENT STATED HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE CFI HAD CHECKED THE FUEL QUANTITY PRIOR TO HIS ARRIVAL SO HE GOT IN THE AIRPLANE. SEVERAL LOCAL PRACTICE APPROACHES WERE MADE AND FOLLOWING THE LAST APPROACH WHILE CIRCLING TO LAND, A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER RESULTED. THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT POWER WAS NOT REGAINED. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON TOP OF A RIDGE DURING WHICH THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE LEFT TANK CONTAINED 1 GALLON OF FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1993 | Beechcraft C23 | Searcy, Arkansas, United States | Coastal Carolina Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1993 | Beechcraft C23 | Lakeview, Oregon, United States | Bullion, Dena L. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1993 | Beechcraft C23 | Montgomery, New York, United States | Michael H. Hardy | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1993 | Beechcraft C23 | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Jun 1993 | Beechcraft C23 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Executive Beechcraft, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1994 | Beechcraft C23 | Dahlonega, Georgia, United States | Bowles, Alfred E. JR. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1993 | Miller QUICKIE | Glencoe, Minnesota, United States | Miller, Karl F. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1993 | Piper PA-24-250 | Thief Rvr Falls, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1993 | Cessna 172N | Warren, Minnesota, United States | Holy, Mark D. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1993 | Cessna 152 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Anoka Flight Training Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1993 | Boeing 75N1 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Planes of Fame Museum | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1993 | Cessna 172D | Slayton, Minnesota, United States | Parker, Richard V. | No injuries | - |