# Accident 20120218002039A: Beech C23, Rawlings, WY, February 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2012, 08:30 local time
- Place: Rawlings, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8217° N, 107.2136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8217&lon=-107.2136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5205M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5205M-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120218002039A

## Narrative

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

02/18/2012, @0830MST, BEECHCRAFT BE23, N5205M DEPARTED RWY 28 AT RAWLIINGS, WY., ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT AND LANDED IN FIELD APPROX. 1 MILE NW OF AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMMAGE,  3 POB, NO INJURIES.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 WPR12LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA110), Feb 18, 2012: Beech C23 (N5205M), Rawlins, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N5205M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820622037749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820622037749I), Jun 22, 1982: Beech C23 (N5205M), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Bounced, porpoised, landed on and sheared nose wheel. Slid off runway.

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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