Beech C23 accident near Detroit Lakes, MN
On July 29, 1999, a Beech C23 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Detroit Lakes, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 29, 1999
- Place
- Detroit Lakes, MN
- Aircraft
- Beech C23 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.811°N, 95.839°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19171
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 29, 1999, at 1420 central daylight time, a Beechcraft C23, N6996R, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with terrain and subsequent postimpact fire shortly after a takeoff from runway 13 (4,500 feet by 75 feet, dry/asphalt) at the Detroit Lakes Airport, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The positioning flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident with exact destination unknown. A witness stated that the takeoff run was uneventful, with the airplane lifting-off the runway approximately 600 feet from the end of the runway. The witness reported that the airplane climbed to an altitude of 150-200 feet above ground level (agl) before it began an increasing left banking turn toward the north. The witness reported that the airplane was climbing in a nose high pitch attitude and that the airplane's bank angle was approximately 50-60 degrees when the airplane's nose began to pitch down. The witness stated that the airplane's maximum nose-down pitch angle was 70-80 degrees at the time of the impact and that the airplane wings were level at the time of impact. The witness reported that the fire started approximately 1-2 seconds after the impact with the terrain. PERSONAL INFORMATION The pilot, born May 14, 1974, was the holder of a commercial pilot certificate with privileges for single and mu
Probable cause
Aircraft control not obtained/maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to drugs.
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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.
