ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381655
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 June 1983 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 23 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2389Z |
| MSN: | M-11 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1492 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shelburne, VT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Shelburne, VT (9B3) |
| Burlington, VT (KBTV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A DITCH DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER A POWER LOSS. THE DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS CLIMBINGAT ABOUT 200 FEET WHEN THE POWER DROPPED 700-800 RPM. THE PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND TURNED TO AVOID A HOUSING AREA. THE ACFT DESCENDED TO 50-75 FT AND POWER WAS REGAINED. THE ACFT CLIMBED BACK TO 200 FT. ABOUT MID FIELD AND ON BASE LEG THE POWER LOSS WAS COMPLETE. A NORMAL LANDING COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE PILOT TURNED TO THE NORTH AND LANDED IN A STALL. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A RAISED PORTION OF A DITCH ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. GROUND CONTACT SEPARATED THE LANDING GEAR FROM THE ACFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, THE STUDENT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC83LA147
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 05:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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