Beechcraft C-23 N65236
7 July 1983 · Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 July 1983 at about 14:30 local time, a Beechcraft C-23 registered N65236 was involved in an accident near Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Co. Springs Municipal (COS)
- Coordinates
- 38.8206, -104.6993
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-23
- Registration
- N65236
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN83LA161
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
ACCORDING TO THE PLT THE ACFT WAS CLEARED FOR A TOUCH & GO LANDING TO RWY 17 AND WHEN DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 17 ON THE DOWNWIND LEG WAS RE-CLEARED FOR TOUCH & GO'S TO RWY 12. THE APPROACH TO RWY 12 WAS STEEP, TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED MID-POINT OF THE THE RWY AND A GO-AROUND WAS ABORTED WHEN THE PLT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT CLEAR THE BUILDING AT PATTERSON AFB. HE STATED, 'I CUT THE POWER AND DROPPED THE PLANE ON THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Florence, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Hangar One, Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Osage Beach, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Ronald A Berry | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Northway, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1984 | Beechcraft C-23 | Huntington Bch, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1983 | Taylorcraft BC12D | Vernon, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188A | Burlington, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1983 | Cessna 172 | Salida, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Cessna 182P | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Travis AFB Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1983 | Mooney M20J | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C35 | Salida, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |