# Accident 19970724019609A: Beech B23, Watertown, WI, July 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1997, 17:04 local time
- Place: Watertown, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1904° N, 88.7193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1904&lon=-88.7193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9120T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9120T-1999-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970724019609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY, ENGINE QUIT LANDED IN A VACANT LOT. RIGHT WING HIT BUILDING. CAME TO REST IN LOT. (-23) ON JULY 24, 1997, AT 242204Z, A BEECHCRAFT MODEL BE-23, N9120T, WAS ON APPROACH TO WATERTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WATERTOWN, WI WHEN IT STRUCK A BUILDING AND LANDED IN AN ADJACENT VACANT LOT.  THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY THE OWNER, RAY E. MCMANAWAY UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  INVESTIGATION INDICATEDTHE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT.  FLIGHT AND ENGINE CONTROL CONTINUITY CHECKED GOOD.  BOTH TANKS CONTAINED SUFFICIENT FUEL, HOWEVER, THE RIGHT TANK DRAINED DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE AND A GOOD SAMPLE COULD NOT BE OBTAINED.  THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SET ON THE RIGHT TANK. THE PILOT CONFIRMED THIS WAS FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS MEANT TO BE A SHORT FLIGHT AROUND THE FIELD.  THE PILOT DOES NOT REMEMBER EVENTS BEYOND THE START OF HIS DOWN WIND LEG.

## 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 CHI97LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA224), Jul 24, 1997: Beech B-23 (N9120T), Watertown, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to undetermined reason(s).

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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