Accident: Beech C23
Dec 3, 2023 · Midland, VA
NTSB numberERA24FA053Event id20231203193460
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to descend below the minimum decision altitude of the instrument approach without having the appropriate runway visual references distinctively identified and with the visibility and ceiling below the minimum that was prescribed for the approach, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Beech C23
- Registration
- N76SB
- Year built
- 1975
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-IFR final approach Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field (MNZ)12 nm (22 km) north-east
- Stafford Regional Airport (KRMN)16 nm (29 km) south-east
- Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (NYG)19 nm (35 km) east
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