# Accident 19960811022059A: Beech A23, Wimberly, TX, August 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Wimberly, TX
- Airport: Woodcreek Resort Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9897° N, 98.0993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9897&lon=-98.0993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2382Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2382Z-1997-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960811022059A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON SHORT STRIP BASICALY DOWNWIND. WENT AROUND AND STALLED IN STEEP BANK. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 FTW96FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA339), Aug 11, 1996: Beech 23 (N2382Z), Wimberley, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed. Factors were the high density altitude, the tail wind, and the pilot's failure to adhere to the limitations prescribed by his flight instructor.

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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