Beech C23 accident near Vergennes, Vermont, July 26, 1987
On July 26, 1987 at about 7:40 pm local time, a Beech C23, registered N6009S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Vergennes, Vermont (Basin Harbor airport). It was a personal 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 NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 26, 1987 · about 7:40 pm local time
- Place
- Vergennes, Vermont · Basin Harbor
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech C23 · all C23s on the register
- Registration
- N6009S · no longer on the register · serial M2092
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT OF THE BEECH C23 HAD TAKEN OFF AND WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20, BUT MADE A GO AROUND BECAUSE OF GUSTY WINDS. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE SAME RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WET 3000 FOOT GRASS STRIP WITH 1200 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT TREES. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE WIND SOCK WAS INDICATING THAT HE HAD LANDED DOWNWIND.
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: 118 hours in all; 38 in this make and model; 45 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 80 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 2,450 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 20, 3,000 ft by 95 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 25 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 4,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 0°F (-18°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
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under N6009S the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.