# Accident 19970205046399A: Beech 23, Monterrey, Mexico, February 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1997, 12:49 local time
- Place: Monterrey, Mexico
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8723M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8723M-2017-02-22) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97RA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97RA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970205046399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENROUTE FROM MFE TO PUERTO VALLARTA, PILOT ENCOUNTERED BAD WEATHER, HE GOT LOWER TO SEE WHERE HE WAS GOING, GOT INTO A CANYON AND STRUCK HIGH TENSION WIRES, THROWING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER IMPACT, PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 FTW97RA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97RA101), Feb 5, 1997: Beech 23 (N8723M), Santa Catarina, Mexico, 1 fatal

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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