# Accident 20120716013729A: Beech A23, Laytonsville, MD, July 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2012, 19:08 local time
- Place: Laytonsville, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2422° N, 77.1544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2422&lon=-77.1544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8771M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8771M-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-346 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,319 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA458) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120716013729A

## Narrative

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

ON MONDAY JULY 16, 2012 AT 19:05 EST, AIRCRAFT N8771M A BEECHCRAFT A23 CRASHED INTO BRUSH AND TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 23 AT LAYTONSVILLE AIRPORT W50.AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH AN INSTRUCTOR FATALITY.

## 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 ERA12FA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA458), Jul 16, 2012: Beech A23 (N8771M), Laytonsville, MD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that the fuel selector handle was correctly positioned, which resulted in an interruption of fuel to the engine and a loss of engine power during the takeoff, which…

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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