Beechcraft A23A N2339W
8 September 1997 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1997 at about 17:30 local time, a Beechcraft A23A registered N2339W was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- La Cholla Airpark (40E)
- Coordinates
- 32.2003, -110.9502
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A23A
- Registration
- N2339W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wilcox → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX97LA318
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a stall and impact with the terrain (runway).
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was returning to the originating airport from his first solo cross-country flight. He reported that the stall warning horn came on before the airplane touched down, about 30 feet past the numbers, then the plane bounced into the air about 10 feet. The student said he realized that the airplane was at too slow an airspeed, and he attempted to execute a go-around by adding full power. The airplane climbed to approximately 20 feet in the air, then the stall warning horn sounded again. The airplane then banked to the left and impacted the ground. The student said he did not believe that there were any mechanical malfunctions that may have contributed to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A23A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1996 | Beechcraft A23A | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1996 | Beechcraft A23A | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Mar 2000 | Beechcraft A23A | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1993 | Beechcraft A23A | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Samion, Patrick J. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1992 | Beechcraft A23A | Chico, California, United States | Evert O. Wilkerson | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1992 | Beechcraft A23A | Cumming, Georgia, United States | Bryant, Larry S. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1997 | Beechcraft 99-C99 | Meadview, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1997 | Mooney M20J | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Dec 1997 | Piper PA-11 | Willow Beach, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Oct 1997 | Blackwell MIDGET MUSTANG | Glendale, Arizona, United States | Rodney L. Link | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1997 | American 8KCAB | Payson, Arizona, United States | Roger Parks | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1997 | Cessna 150 | Temple Bar, Arizona, United States | Blair C. Peterson | No injuries | - |