Beechcraft C23 N18879

Summary

On 20 March 1987 at about 21:58 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N18879, operated by Delbert Rhodes, was involved in an accident near Semora, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 March 1987 at 21:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Semora, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

36.5310, -79.2007

Aircraft

Beechcraft C23

Registration

N18879

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Delbert Rhodes

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Danville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL87FA088

3 people died.

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

WHILE CONDUCTING A LOCAL AIRCRAFT CHECKOUT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING LOW PRIOR TO PULLING UP TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH A UTILITY LINE CROSSING THE INTENDED FLT PATH. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO AN OPEN FIELD IN A NOSE LOW VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE INVESTIGATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY AIRCRAFT PROBLEM PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE PILOTS WERE CERTIFICATED AND CURRENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING FAR'S. THE EXACT MANEUVER IN WHICH THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMING WAS NOT DETERMINED. HOWEVER, THE IMPACT PATTERN WAS INDICATIVE OF A STALL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.