Beechcraft BE-23 N2389Z

Summary

On 21 June 1983 at about 16:30 local time, a Beechcraft BE-23 registered N2389Z was involved in an accident near Shelburne, Vermont, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 June 1983 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Shelburne, Vermont, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-23

Registration

N2389Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shelburne → Burlington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC83LA147

1 person had minor injuries.

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 ACFT CRASHED INTO A DITCH DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER A POWER LOSS. THE DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS CLIMBINGAT ABOUT 200 FEET WHEN THE POWER DROPPED 700-800 RPM. THE PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND TURNED TO AVOID A HOUSING AREA. THE ACFT DESCENDED TO 50-75 FT AND POWER WAS REGAINED. THE ACFT CLIMBED BACK TO 200 FT. ABOUT MID FIELD AND ON BASE LEG THE POWER LOSS WAS COMPLETE. A NORMAL LANDING COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE PILOT TURNED TO THE NORTH AND LANDED IN A STALL. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A RAISED PORTION OF A DITCH ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. GROUND CONTACT SEPARATED THE LANDING GEAR FROM THE ACFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, THE STUDENT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.