# Accident 19960905026109A: Beech 23, Tomahawk, WI, September 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1996, 23:40 local time
- Place: Tomahawk, WI
- Airport: Tomahawk Reg
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4705° N, 89.7205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4705&lon=-89.7205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2338Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2338Z-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 25 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960905026109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI96FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA327), Sep 5, 1996: Beech 23 (N2338Z), Tomahawk, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

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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