Beech 23 accident near Macon, GA
On January 8, 2000, a Beech 23 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Macon, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 8, 2000
- Place
- Macon, GA
- Aircraft
- Beech 23 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.911°N, 83.741°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20329
NTSB summary
History Of Flight On January 8, 2000, at 1445 eastern standard time, a Beech 23, N2336Z, collided with trees and subsequently the ground, and burst into flames while maneuvering for an emergency landing following a reported loss of engine power near Macon, Georgia. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed, and the private pilot and his passenger received fatal injuries. The flight departed the Herbert Smart Airport in Macon, Georgia, at 1443. According to witnesses located at the departure airport, the two pilots were last seen at the ready line for an east departure at the departure airport. No further visual contact was observed until the airplane was next seen colliding with trees about one mile east of the airport. According to the witnesses, the engine was heard sputtering, followed by the in-flight collision with 100-foot trees. During the collision, the right outboard wing panel was torn from the airframe; the witnesses observed the airplane as it started a free-fall to the ground. According to two young eyewitnesses located adjacent to the accident site, approximately five seconds after the airplane collided with the ground, it burst into flames. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine rating. According to Federal Aviation records, the pilot had accumulated a total of 83 flight hours, however the pilot flight logs were not recovered for examinat
Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.
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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.
