Beechcraft A23A N6940Q
24 January 1982 · London, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 January 1982 at about 04:41 local time, a Beechcraft A23A registered N6940Q, operated by Air Club, Inc, was involved in an accident near London, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- London, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A23A
- Registration
- N6940Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Club, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbus → Springfield
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI82FA032
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 PILOT RECEIVED TWO WEATHER BRIEFINGS FOR A FLIGHT FROM COLUMBUS TO SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE PILOT TOOK OFF AFTER THE TOWER CLOSED AT 2300 EST. AT ABOUT 2341 A WITNESS NEAR THE CRASH SITE HEARD THE LOUD SOUND OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE, BUT DID NOT HEAR THE CRASH. HE REPORTED THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS LIMITED BY BLOWING SNOW IN STRONG WINDS. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON 1/28/82 ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE HOME OF THE WITNESS. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED IT HAD CRASHED IN A STEEP DIVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A23A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft A23A | Grantsburg, Wisconsin, United States | Charles Hulteen | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1984 | Beechcraft A23A | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1984 | Beechcraft A23A | Oaktown, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Jan 1979 | Beechcraft A23A | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 May 1979 | Beechcraft A23A | Fraser, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft A23A | Waterville, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1982 | Thorp T-18 | Geneva, Ohio, United States | R.r. Bender | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1982 | Cessna 182 | Shenandoah, Ohio, United States | KEN Jones | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1982 | Beechcraft 90 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Donald F. Bush | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Cessna 414 | Bryan, Ohio, United States | TRI State Airway | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-24-250 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Pro-Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft 200 | Bryan, Ohio, United States | Aero Corporation | No injuries | - |