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FAA accident report · Beech 23 · Tomahawk, WI · September 5, 1996

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Date
September 5, 1996 · 23:40 local
Place
Tomahawk, WI
Airport
Tomahawk Reg
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2338Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96FA327
Reported as
Beech 23
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
65 total25 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N2338ZRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2013 · Beech 23S/N M-32 · Built 1962Airframe modelBeech 23Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Doing touch and go landings, after third touch and go aircraft crashed. (.4)the pilot took off from Tomahawk regional airport at 2330. A witness heard an airplane take off, and a short time later, he heard the airplane flying along the runway. At 2340, the witness heard the airplane impact the trees. The witness went outside to search for the airplane but said he could not find it because of the dense fog in the area. During the course of the investigation, no mechanical failures nor malfunctions of the airframe, powerplant, or flight controls were discovered. The pilot's toxicological examination showed that 121.000 mg/dl ethanol was detected in the blood, 135.000 mg/dl ethanol was detected in the brain fluid, and 172.000 mg/dl ethanol was detected in the urine fluid. The pilot's student pilot certificate had expired. (-23) pilot took off to west at night into foggy conditions and crashed into wooded area northwest of Tomahawk airport. Pilot sustained fatal injuries and aircraft was destroyed by fire.

As the FAA filed it

DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, AFTER THIRD TOUCH AND GO AIRCRAFT CRASHED. (.4)THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM TOMAHAWK REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 2330. A WITNESS HEARD AN AIRPLANE TAKE OFF, AND A SHORT TIME LATER, HE HEARD THE AIRPLANE FLYING ALONG THE RUNWAY. AT 2340, THE WITNESS HEARD THE AIRPLANE IMPACT THE TREES. THE WITNESS WENT OUTSIDE TO SEARCH FOR THE AIRPLANE BUT SAID HE COULD NOT FIND IT BECAUSE OF THE DENSE FOG IN THE AREA. DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION, NO MECHANICAL FAILURES NOR MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRFRAME, POWERPLANT, OR FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE DISCOVERED. THE PILOT'S TOXICOLOGICAL EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT 121.000 MG/DL ETHANOL WAS DETECTED IN THE BLOOD, 135.000 MG/DL ETHANOL WAS DETECTED IN THE BRAIN FLUID, AND 172.000 MG/DL ETHANOL WAS DETECTED IN THE URINE FLUID. THE PILOT'S STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED. (-23) PILOT TOOK OFF TO WEST AT NIGHT INTO FOGGY CONDITIONS AND CRASHED INTO WOODED AREA NORTHWEST OF TOMAHAWK AIRPORT. PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96FA327Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTomahawk, WIthe student pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol which led to his initiation of VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and loss of control. Factors were: the dark night and the weather conditions.Sep 5, 1996 · Destroyed