Beechcraft 23 N1493L
13 June 1973 · Lanesville, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 June 1973 at about 12:20 local time, a Beechcraft 23 registered N1493L, operated by Executive Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Lanesville, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lanesville, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lanesville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 23
- Registration
- N1493L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Executive Air
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Seymour, Ind
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3357
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 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
ELEV TRIM FULL NOSE UP.ACFT ZIGZAGGED DRG TAKEOFF ROLL BECAME AIRBORNE HIT TREES L OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1973 | Beechcraft 23 | Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Sep 1973 | Beechcraft 23 | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1973 | Beechcraft 23 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Pioneer Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1973 | Beechcraft 23-19 | Moline, Illinois, United States | Elliot Flight | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1973 | Beechcraft 23 | El Reno, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1973 | Beechcraft 23 | Claremont, New Hampshire, United States | Claremont Flyi | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |