Beechcraft 23 accidents

The NTSB database holds 413 accidents and incidents involving the Beechcraft 23, recorded between 1964 to 2024. 44 of them were fatal (11%), and 97 people died.

The deadliest year was 1969, with 11 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (193 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Unknown/Not Reported.

323 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

413

Records

Fatal

Deaths

11%

Share fatal

1964 to 2024

Period

Show these on the map 90 of 413 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 199

1970s 94

1980s 46

1990s 39

2000s 14

2010s 8

2020s 13

Where these happened

United States 408 Mexico 2 Unknown/Not Reported 1 Other-Foreign Countries 1 Asia 1

Operators involved

Gopher Aviatio 2 Martin Aviatio 2 Artisan Flying 2 Elliott Flying 2 Wathan Flying 2 Claremont Flyi 2

All 413 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
2 Feb 1984	Beechcraft 23 N6141N	Loris, South Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	4
9 Jul 1970	Beechcraft 23 N8715M	Ocala, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
8 Feb 1969	Beechcraft 23 N2392J	Helena, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
30 Apr 1967	Beechcraft 23 N8728M	Naushon Isl, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Skyranger Flyi	Fatal	4
20 Sep 1965	Beechcraft 23 N8768M	Rutland Vt, Vermont, United States no coordinates	County Aviatio	Fatal	4
13 Feb 1964	Beechcraft 23 N2375J	Seattle Wash, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
19 May 2002	Beechcraft 23 N2351Z	King George, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	3
22 Jul 1992	Beechcraft 23 N2359J	Fall River Mill, California, United States	Gary L. Smith	Fatal	3
17 Aug 1986	Beechcraft 23 N2320J	Stanwood, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
30 Nov 1973	Beechcraft 23 N2360Z	Gorman, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
30 Aug 1973	Beechcraft 23 N7681R	Scituate, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Omni Flying CL	Fatal	3
18 Jun 1972	Beechcraft 23 N2378Q	Spring Run, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
13 Jun 1971	Beechcraft 23 N6993Q	Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Martin Aviatio	Fatal	3
13 Aug 1969	Beechcraft 23 N2349J	Colo.springs, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
1 Jun 1969	Beechcraft 23 N2365J	MacKinaw Cty, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Skylarks Inc	Fatal	3
15 Feb 1967	Beechcraft 23 N2318Q	Maquoketa, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
5 Feb 1966	Beechcraft 23 N2328Q	Wappingers Fls Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Lazy 8 Inc	Fatal	3
8 Jan 2000	Beechcraft 23 N2336Z	MacOn, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Jun 1996	Beechcraft 23 N2397J	Fulton, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Jun 1987	Beechcraft 23 N2387J	Miramar, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Apr 1977	Beechcraft 23 C-GMUK	Lewiston, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Mar 1977	Beechcraft 23 N2309Z	Morris, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 Jun 1974	Beechcraft 23 N8717M	Sparta, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Sep 1972	Beechcraft 23 N2348L	Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 Mar 1972	Beechcraft 23 N3786	Castillejos, Asia no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Sep 1970	Beechcraft 23 N2331Q	Gates, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
27 Nov 1968	Beechcraft 23 N2353L	Z, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Aug 1967	Beechcraft 23 N5656S	French Camp, California, United States no coordinates	Werners Aero S	Fatal	2
6 Jul 1965	Beechcraft 23 N8752M	Steamboat Nev, Nevada, United States no coordinates	Irvin Aircraft	Fatal	2
7 Nov 1964	Beechcraft 23 N8713M	Grd Junction Tenn, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Nov 2011	Beechcraft 23 N8700M	West Milton, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	1
5 Feb 1997	Beechcraft 23 N8723M	Santa Catarina, Mexico no coordinates	John W.g. Noggle	Fatal	1
5 Sep 1996	Beechcraft 23 N2338Z	Tomahawk, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	1
11 Aug 1996	Beechcraft 23 N2382Z	Wimberley, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	1
29 May 1988	Beechcraft 23 N6042X	Meriden, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	Meriden Airways	Fatal	1
27 Nov 1982	Beechcraft 23 N6049B	10 M.n. of Gilr, California, United States	MR. and MRS. W. A. Volz	Fatal	1
25 Apr 1982	Beechcraft 23 N6079N	Greenwater, Washington, United States no coordinates	T.g. Eckler	Fatal	1
11 Jun 1975	Beechcraft 23 N2359Z	Kenly, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Aug 1973	Beechcraft 23 N2386L	Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Jul 1969	Beechcraft 23 N2329J	Selbyville, Delaware, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Dec 1968	Beechcraft 23 N2314Q	Marion, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Aubrey Weeks	Fatal	1
23 Dec 1966	Beechcraft 23 N3556R	Chatsworth, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 Aug 1966	Beechcraft 23 N2307J	Tomah Wis, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 May 1965	Beechcraft 23 N8734M	Lodi-Garfield Nj, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Paramus Club	Fatal	1
7 Aug 2024	Beechcraft 23 N2376L	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Nov 2023	Beechcraft 23 N2358Z	Santa Ynez, California, United States no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
1 Oct 2023	Beechcraft 23 N1963F	Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
30 Jul 2023	Beechcraft 23 N2362Z	Coolin, Idaho, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
15 Nov 2021	Beechcraft 23 N8701M	Abilene, Texas, United States	Lytle Aviaiton	Serious injuries	-
27 Oct 2021	Beechcraft 23 N2353Z	Ballston Spa, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-