Beechcraft BE-23 N18325
8 February 2002 · Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 February 2002 at about 23:00 local time, a Beechcraft BE-23 registered N18325 was involved in an accident near Point Pleasant, West 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mason County (3I2)
- Coordinates
- 38.9297, -81.8194
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-23
- Registration
- N18325
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ravenswood → Ravenswood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC02LA057
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
An inadvertent collision with a deer while landing at dusk. A factor in the accident was the dusk light condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot was landing in dusk light conditions, when just before touchdown the airplane struck a deer with its right wing. The airplane sustained damage to the right wing leading edge, near the fuel tank.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft BE-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2002 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Louisa, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2001 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 2001 | Beechcraft BE-23-B24R | Armonk, New York, United States | Clarence J. James | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |
| 8 Feb 2004 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Mena, Arkansas, United States | Joe Anthony Salvato | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-31-350 | Sanderson, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 2002 | Puhl GENESIS | Petersburg, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jul 2002 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | Mesaba Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2002 | Beechcraft V35A | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | SkyWorld Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2002 | Cirrus SR-20 | Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2002 | Avian Balloon SKYHAWK | Cottageville, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |