Beech A23 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
There are 283 Beech A23 airframes on record (built 1963–1966), 85 currently registered. 12 have one or more NTSB accident records (12 records total, 2 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 18, 2026.
Recent Beech A23 accidents
The flight instructor’s mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
The pilot's failure to familiarize himself with the wind conditions at the destination airport and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a long, tailwind landing and subsequent runway overrun.
The pilot's inability to maintain a climb after an attempted takeoff in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in a forced landing on a road and subsequent landing gear collapse.
A total loss of engine power due to an obstructed fuel vent, and the flight instructor's failure to ensure that the student did an adequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a forced landing.
A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the flight instructor's fuel mismanagement.
The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing rollout due to the unexpected wind shift, which resulted in a runway excursion.
The student pilot’s inadvertent use of the control yoke to correct for a drift and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
The failure to comply with an airworthiness directive by maintenance personnel and incorrect reinstallation of the fuel selector handle by unknown personnel, which resulted in fuel starvation.