Beechcraft C23 N9234S
5 January 1983 · Peachtree City, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 January 1983 at about 21:15 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N9234S was involved in an accident near Peachtree City, Georgia, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Peachtree City, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Falcon (2A9)
- Coordinates
- 33.3890, -84.5596
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C23
- Registration
- N9234S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83FA083
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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 ENG LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER THE PLT WAS MAKING A TAKEOFF. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS BADLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING IN AN AREA OF RELATIVELY SMALL TREES & BRUSH. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THERE WAS WATER IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK & CARBURETOR. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND POSITIONED TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK & THE RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY. HOWEVER, BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE DAMAGED DURING THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | James R. Hamilton | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Monterey, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-22-150 | Jonesboro, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1983 | Cessna A150L | Ringgold, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Sep 1983 | Beechcraft E18S | Jonesboro, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1983 | Aerotek S-2A | Dublin, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1983 | Hughes 269A | Moultrie, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1983 | Cessna A188B | Ashburn, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |