Beech C-23 accident near Kahului, Hawaii, October 16, 1994
On October 16, 1994, a Beech C-23, registered N60054, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kahului, Hawaii (Kahului Airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, improper in-flight decision, and his failure to attain the proper climb airspeed during the initial takeoff resulting in an inadvertent stall. The student pilot's lack of total experience, excessive final approach speed, and misjudging the initial flare altitude were factors in this accident.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 16, 1994
- Place
- Kahului, Hawaii · Kahului Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech C-23 · all C-23s on the register
- Registration
- N60054 · no longer on the register · serial M-2128
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE LAST LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN. THE STUDENT PILOT ELECTED TO TAKE OFF, BUT THE AIRPLANE'S AIRSPEED WAS TOO SLOW. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AFTER IT BECAME AIRBORNE AND STRUCK THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT WHEEL BRAKES AND TIRE SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY WHEEL BRAKE SEIZING OR BINDING.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 25 hours in all; 21 in this make and model; 24 in the last 90 days; 24 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 795 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 1, 1994; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,450 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: OGG
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 5, 4,990 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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