Beechcraft 23 N2306L
27 July 2007 · Georgetown, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 2007 at about 17:40 local time, a Beechcraft 23 registered N2306L was involved in an accident near Georgetown, Ohio, 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 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Georgetown, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brown County (GEO)
- Coordinates
- 38.8819, -83.8828
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 23
- Registration
- N2306L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Georgetown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07CA234
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind and his failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence. Factors contributing to the accident were the quartering tailwind and the fence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane departed the runway and impacted a fence after landing on runway 35 (3,530 feet by 65 feet, asphalt). The pilot indicated that a gust of wind from the west blew the airplane off of the right side of the runway and through a fence. The airplane subsequently came to rest in a field. The pilot's accident report indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. Winds reported at a nearby airport were 220 degrees true at 11 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2008 | Beechcraft 23 | Chesaning, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 2008 | Beechcraft 23 | Pineland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2005 | Beechcraft 23 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2005 | Beechcraft 23 | Chaplin, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2010 | Beechcraft 23 | Twenty Nine Palms, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2004 | Beechcraft 23 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2007 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Columbus, Ohio, United States | City of Columbus Police Department | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2007 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Defiance, Ohio, United States | Paul E. Harris | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Oct 2007 | Beechcraft N35 | Elyra, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Chrapczynski M1 MIDGET MUSTANG | Elyria, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2007 | Beechcraft C23 | Carrollton, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2007 | Cessna 182 | Middlefield, Ohio, United States | T&G Flying Club | No injuries | - |