Beechcraft B-23 N9143T
20 October 1982 · Lexington, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 October 1982 at about 19:00 local time, a Beechcraft B-23 registered N9143T, operated by Micheal T. Bachman, was involved in an accident near Lexington, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lexington, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Falcon Airport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B-23
- Registration
- N9143T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Micheal T. Bachman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lexington → Columbia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83FA013
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A CORN FIELD SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED BY THE PILOT WHO WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND NO SYSTEM MALFUNCTION COULD BE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1983 | Beechcraft B-23 | Topping, Virginia, United States | Air Services Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1981 | Beechcraft B-23 | Marshall, Michigan, United States | National Fligh | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1980 | Beechcraft B-23 | Onaway, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1978 | Beechcraft B-23 | Ft.ruby, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1978 | Beechcraft B-23 | Lacrosse, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1977 | Beechcraft B-23 | Dumas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-34-200J | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Annie Harner | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1982 | Cessna 150 | Horrell Hill, South Carolina, United States | San Hills Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1982 | Mitsubishi MU-2 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Shoney's, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-34-200 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Bankair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1982 | Bell-Cont 42G EL TOMCAT-MK5A | Oswego, South Carolina, United States | AC Rotor Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1982 | Cessna 152 | Conway, South Carolina, United States | North Americn Institute of AVI | No injuries | - |