Beech BE-23 accident near Rolla, MO
On December 18, 2000, a Beech BE-23 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rolla, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 18, 2000
- Place
- Rolla, MO
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-23 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.941°N, 91.759°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010103X00005
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 17, 2000, at 1821 central standard time, a Beech BE-23, N2324J, was destroyed when it impacted hilly, wooded terrain near Rolla, Missouri. The 14 CFR Part 91 business flight had departed Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS), Chesterfield, Missouri, at 1700, en route to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for a fuel stop, with Odessa, Texas, as the final destination. The pilot received fatal injuries. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. A witness reported the pilot flew from Odessa, Texas, to SUS in a Cessna 182 that departed at 0820 on December 17, 2000. Two other pilots were on board, one of which was a student pilot who intended to purchase N2324J. The student pilot planned to subsequently lease back the airplane to the accident pilot who was a fixed base operator (FB0) in Odessa. The purpose of the flight to SUS was to perform a pre-buy inspection of N2324J before flying it back to Odessa that same day. The accident pilot and the other pilots arrived at SUS about 1430 to 1500 to perform the pre-buy inspection of N2324J. A witness reported the accident pilot inspected N2324J's airframe and engine logbooks. During the airplane inspection, the pilot expressed concern about the welds on the ends of the muffler shroud. The accident pilot completed the pre-buy inspection of N2324J. The owner of N2324J reported the accident pilot arrived at 1430. He reported the accident pilot inspected the airplane while it was in the hangar and completed the pre-buy inspection by 1500. He reported all three pilots went to lunch before departi
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight during the pre-buy inspection, the pilot's incapacitation due to carbon monoxide, and the fractured muffler.
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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.
