Accident: Beech C23
Apr 28, 2021 · Middleburg, FL
NTSB numberERA21FA194Event id20210428102989
- 3
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to depart from a soft grass runway with a tailwind, which resulted in an increased takeoff distance and subsequent impact with trees during the initial climb.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Beech C23
- Registration
- N6009U
- Year built
- 1978
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Takeoff Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Cecil Airport (VQQ)11 nm (20 km) north-east
- Whitehouse Naval Outlying Field (NEN)18 nm (34 km) north
- Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (NIP)18 nm (34 km) north-east
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