Beechcraft C23 N4357W
11 September 1982 · Bear Valley, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 September 1982 at about 19:05 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N4357W, operated by James W. Pynchon, was involved in an accident near Bear Valley, California, 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 19:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bear Valley, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bear Valley Stolport (0Q0)
- Coordinates
- 38.3499, -120.1999
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C23
- Registration
- N4357W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James W. Pynchon
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Maria → Bear Valley
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DA340
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
THE PILOT LANDED LONG AND FAST ON THE RUNWAY. HE WAS USING RUNWAY 19 AND THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTH AT 15-20 KTS. HE LANDED AND WHILE STILL ROLLING AT 65 KTS INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE DID NOT CLIMB HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAR SMALL TREE AND AFTER COLLIDING WITH THEM HE CRASHED AND BURNED. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY BURNED BUT SURVIVED BY JUMPING INTO A NEAR-BY STREAM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1982 | Beechcraft C23 | Orchards, Washington, United States | Kenneth Hammond | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft C23 | Roaring Springs, Texas, United States | Chaparral Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1982 | Beechcraft C23 | California City, California, United States | Beechcraft West | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1982 | Beechcraft C23 | Strongville, Ohio, United States | Thomas J. Donovan | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft C23-180 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Gary Wayne Williams | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft C23 | Greer, South Carolina, United States | Stevens Beechcraft, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |