# NTSB Accident MIA02LA013
> **Beech C23** · 2001-10-28 · ATHENS, GA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA02LA013
- **Event ID:** 20011106X02199
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-10-28
- **Location:** ATHENS, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.948333, -83.32611
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** C23
- **Registration:** N24697
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot misjudged the ailment of the airplane on the active runway, inadvertently taking off from a parallel taxiway, and  subsequently departing the hard surface into a 40 foot drop off.  A factor in this accident was a dark night, and the pilot's total experience in night operations.

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