# Accident 20200705005189A: Beech A23, Sedona, AZ, July 5, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2020, 11:24 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8639° N, 111.7919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8639&lon=-111.7919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8868M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8868M) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total, 55 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200705005189A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR20CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA205), Jul 5, 2020: Beech 23 (N8868M), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain a climb after an attempted takeoff in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in a forced landing on a road and subsequent landing gear collapse.

## Other reports on N8868M (2)

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

- [Incident 19931008041579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931008041579I), Oct 8, 1993: Beech A23 (N8868M), Ithaca, NY, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Bounced several times. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19880627041409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880627041409I), Jun 27, 1988: Beech A23 (N8868M), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. Failed to check high sink rate on landing and collapsed the nose gear on impact with the 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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