20200705005189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23 · Sedona, AZ · July 5, 2020

Date
July 5, 2020 · 11:24 local
Place
Sedona, AZ
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8868M
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR20CA205
Reported as
Beech A23
Reported engine
Continental IO-346 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
9,800 total55 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 5, 2020, at 1124 MST, a 1964 Beech A23, N8868M, privacy data omitted, failed to gain altitude during takeoff climbout while conducting a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from chandler AZ.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 5, 2020, AT 1124 MST, A 1964 BEECH A23, N8868M, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE DURING TAKEOFF CLIMBOUT WHILE CONDUCTING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CHANDLER AZ.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N8868M · 2

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