Beech C-23 accident near Mandan, ND
On June 26, 1999, a Beech C-23 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mandan, ND. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 26, 1999
- Place
- Mandan, ND
- Aircraft
- Beech C-23 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.821°N, 100.880°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X18930
NTSB summary
On June 25, 1999, at 2130 central daylight time, a Beech C-23, N9703Q, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during a collision with the ground following a loss of control in flight. Witnesses reported instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Aberdeen, South Dakota, exact time unknown. Two witnesses reported seeing the airplane flying about 1 mile northeast of the Mandan Municipal Airport during a heavy rain storm. They said the airplane's landing lights were illuminated and that the sky was black with lightening coming from the clouds. Both witnesses said the rain was very heavy and blowing almost horizontally. One of the witnesses said she saw the airplane pitching up and down and rolling left and right violently before losing sight of it due to very heavy rains. The second witness said the wind was very gusty and strong. He said the wind almost pushed his car off the road. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The aircraft was a 1970 manufactured Beech C-23 with a Lycoming O-360-A2G 180hp engine. The aircraft and engine had an annual inspection on November 1, 1998 at a total aircraft time of 3791 hours. On July 7, 1997, a gyro horizon, Part Number 5000B-20, Serial Number T36993J was installed in the aircraft. Tachometer time was 3681.6 hours on the FAA Form 8130-3 Airworthiness Approval Tag. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION A National Transportation Safety Board Meteorology Factual Report is an attachment to this report. On page 10 of
Probable cause
the pilot failed to maintain aircraft control on approach to the airport after encountering high winds, gusts, rain, and thunderstorms in the area.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
