Beechcraft BE-23 N1452L
18 December 1999 · Blacksburg, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 December 1999 at about 21:30 local time, a Beechcraft BE-23 registered N1452L was involved in an accident near Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Virginia Tech Airport (BCB)
- Coordinates
- 37.2308, -80.4199
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-23
- Registration
- N1452L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dublin → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC00LA059
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot in command's failure to recover from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane touched down hard, and began to bounce. After the third bounce, the nose gear collapsed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft BE-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1999 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Houghton Lake, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2000 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Everglades City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2000 | Beechcraft BE-23-A24R | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Richard E. MacNealy | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2000 | Beechcraft BE-23-B24R | Fork Union, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2000 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 2000 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Rolla, Missouri, United States | Clarence W. Pruett | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 1999 | Piper PA-22-108 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1999 | Piper PA-60-602P | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Herbert Frazier II | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1999 | Prudhomme VELOCITY RG 173 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1999 | Coughlin LONG-EZ | Remington, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 1999 | Beechcraft C-23 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1999 | Adams ROTORWAY EXEC-90 | Evington, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |