Beechcraft B23 N4027T
2 January 1971 · Mammoth, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 January 1971 at about 18:15 local time, a Beechcraft B23 registered N4027T, operated by Errol Sorensen, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mammoth, Utah, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mammoth, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B23
- Registration
- N4027T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Errol Sorensen
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Delta, Ut → Salt Lake City, Ut
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0128
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 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
STRUCK GRND DURG ATMTD TURNAROUND. DARK NIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Cooper Lndg, Alaska, United States | Pats Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | Southeastern B | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | Piedmont Aviat | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Sep 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Florence, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Granby, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Mainline Aviat | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |