Beechcraft C23 N9144S
26 April 1998 · Tulare, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1998 at about 16:11 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N9144S, operated by Kern Charter Service, was involved in an accident near Tulare, California, 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 16:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tulare, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mefford Field (TUR)
- Coordinates
- 36.1807, -119.3598
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C23
- Registration
- N9144S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kern Charter Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bakersfield → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX98LA142
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The malfunction of the nose wheel steering for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing rollout, the airplane departed the runway laterally and impacted a ditch 75 to 100 feet off the side of the runway. The pilot stated that, after a minor directional correction to the right, the aircraft would not respond to left steering inputs until full rudder was applied. At that time the aircraft entered an abrupt swerve to the left and departed the runway. The aircraft was damaged to the extent that it was not possible to conduct a high speed taxi test to evaluate aircraft response to nosewheel steering commands.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1998 | Beechcraft C23 | Avalon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1998 | Beechcraft C23 | Furnace Creek, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1998 | Beechcraft C23 | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Beechcraft C23 | Terlingua, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1999 | Beechcraft C23 | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Nov 1997 | Beechcraft C23 | Corona, California, United States | Air Accord | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 1998 | Cessna 152 | Avalon, California, United States | Orange County Flight Center | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 1998 | Grumman TS-2A | Banning, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1998 | North American NAVION | Salinas, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Aug 1998 | Bell 206B | Salinas, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1998 | Robinson R22B | Ramona, California, United States | Civic Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1998 | Aerospatiale SA316B | Porterville, California, United States | U.s. Dept. of the Interior | No injuries | - |