# Accident 20111123027639A: Beech 23, West  Milton, OH, November 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2011, 20:44 local time
- Place: West  Milton, OH
- Airport: Phillipsburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9131° N, 84.4003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9131&lon=-84.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8700M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8700M-2014-11-20) (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: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 265 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111123027639A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 23, 2011 AT 2044 LOCAL 911 DISPATCHERS RECEIVED SEVERAL CALL REPORTING A POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT CRASH, AFTER A 35 MINUTE SEARCH OF THE AREA THE PLANE WAS LOCATED IN A FIELD BY THE WEST MILTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE PLANE IS LOCATED IN A CORN STUBBLE FIELD SOUTH OF EMERICK ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE AND EAST OF RANGE LINE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1/3 MILE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS KILLED NO ONE ELSE WAS ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE LOCAL FAA FSDO APPROXIMATELY 2130 LOCAL THROUGH THE ROC.THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED IN MAINLY ONE AREA, ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO MAJOR STRUCTURE WAS MISSING. CONTROL CABLES HAD CONTINUITY FROM THE FUSELAGE TO EACH CONTROL SERVICE. FIRST RESPONDERS REPORTED A FUEL COVERING THE GROUND AND BUSHES IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT, BOTH WING TANKS WERE BURST OPEN ON IMPACT. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WAS BURIED IN THE GROUND UNDER THE WRECKAGE, THE ENGINE DID TURN AND ALL CYLINDER PISTONS MOVED. THE PROPELLER HAS FORWARD AND AFT BENDING WITH ROTATIONAL SCARING. THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE KNOBS WERE PUSHED ALL THE WAY IN. THE SPEED INDICATOR WAS FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE AND STUCK AT ABOUT 150 KNOTS. THE PILOT'S SEATBELT WAS BUCKLED BUT HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE STRUCTURE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST WITH A CEILING OF ABOUT 700 FEET AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.  NO RADAR OR COMMUNICATION WAS MADE WITH THE PILOT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. WE ARE AWAITING THE FAA TOXICOLOGY REPORT.REVIEWED BY GA UNIT FLM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 12/14/2011

## 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 CEN12FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA082), Nov 24, 2011: Beech 23 (N8700M), West Milton, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to attempt a flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control of 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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