Beechcraft C23 N6717K
9 December 2011 · Watertown, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 December 2011 at about 21:30 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N6717K, operated by Lake Area Technical Institute, was involved in an accident near Watertown, South Dakota, 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
- Watertown, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Watertown Regional Airport (KATY)
- Coordinates
- 44.9139, -97.1547
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C23
- Registration
- N6717K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lake Area Technical Institute
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Watertown → Watertown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN12LA103
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that there were no anomalies with the engine operation during a before-takeoff engine check or when he applied power for takeoff. He stated that shortly after liftoff, about 50 to 100 feet above the runway, the engine suddenly lost power. He immediately performed a landing on the remaining runway. The airplane touched down hard and then bounced several times before the nose and right main landing gear collapsed. The accident engine demonstrated the ability to produce rated horsepower during a postaccident operational test run. A postaccident examination failed to reveal any anomalies that would have prevented normal engine operation. Additionally, there was no significant risk of carburetor ice accumulation at any engine power setting.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2011 | Beechcraft C23 | Carrollton, Georgia, United States | Quality Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Aug 2010 | Beechcraft C23 | Wenden, Arizona, United States | Witsken Jerome E | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2010 | Beechcraft C23 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | Tailwheels ETC, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Beechcraft C23 | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | Jimmie E. Meadows | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2011 | Robinson R66 | Philip, South Dakota, United States | P P & J LLC | Fatal | 1 |
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