Beechcraft B23 N741FT
20 October 1969 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 October 1969 at about 12:17 local time, a Beechcraft B23 registered N741FT, operated by Instrument FLI, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Minn.-St.paul Int
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B23
- Registration
- N741FT
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Instrument FLI
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Princeton, Minn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2939
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
LOOSE FOREIGN MATERIAL FOUND IN CARB FLOAT BOWL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1969 | Beechcraft B23 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Executive Airc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1969 | Beechcraft B23 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Bill Woods BEE | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1969 | Beechcraft B23 | Montgomery, Texas, United States | Houston Beechc | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 1969 | Beechcraft B23 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Fist Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1969 | Beechcraft B23 | Nehalem, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1969 | Beechcraft B23 | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | Central Bucks | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |