Beech C23 accident near Pompano Beach, Florida, June 29, 1986
On June 29, 1986 at about 2:26 pm local time, a Beech C23, registered N5021M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pompano Beach, Florida (Pompano Airpark airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 29, 1986 · about 2:26 pm local time
- Place
- Pompano Beach, Florida · Pompano Airpark
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech C23 · all C23s on the register
- Registration
- N5021M · no longer on the register · serial M-2048
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THAT ON APPROACH HE NOTED THAT HE HAD NO LEFT RUDDER CONTROL AND DURING LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR REVEALED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING HOUSING WAS CRACKED AND THE NOSE WHEEL WAS JAMMED FULL LEFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 175 hours in all; 8 in this make and model; 5 in the last 90 days; 131 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,315 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 28, 1985; 85 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,450 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-260-A4K (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: EYW Key West FL at 1:00 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 5, 4,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 070° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:26 pm from PMP
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N5021M the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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