# Accident 19960315004289A: Beech A23A, Sarasota, FL, March 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1996, 16:33 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2600° N, 82.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2600&lon=-82.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2300W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2300W-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960315004289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT REPORTED MAYDAY AND IN A SPIN. VERTICAL IMPACT. NO ANOMALIES FOUND. BURNED ON IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA96FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA099), Mar 15, 1996: Beech A23A (N2300W), Sarasota, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering (VSO) resulting in an inadvertent in-flight loss of control (stall/spin) and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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