20230124000779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Woodfuff, UT · January 24, 2023

Date
January 24, 2023 · 18:45 local
Place
Woodfuff, UT
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23FD
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA099
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On January 25 at about 0145 zulu time a BE23, privacy data omitted, after checking several weather sources, encountered severe turbulence and strong winds that caused the aircraft to spin and loose altitude. Aircraft was recovered from the spin but pilot was unable to get the aircraft to fly. Seeing an open are with no trees, pilot was able to steer the aircraft into the open field and the aircraft came to a rest. Minor injuries to the pilot who was lifeflighted out but released a few hours later. Aircraft damage assesment by the pilot states that the aircraft was intact except for the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 25 AT ABOUT 0145 ZULU TIME A BE23, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AFTER CHECKING SEVERAL WEATHER SOURCES, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND STRONG WINDS THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AND LOOSE ALTITUDE.AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE SPIN BUT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT TO FLY. SEEING AN OPEN ARE WITH NO TREES, PILOT WAS ABLE TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE OPEN FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST. MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS LIFEFLIGHTED OUT BUT RELEASED A FEW HOURS LATER. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE ASSESMENT BY THE PILOT STATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS INTACT EXCEPT FOR THE LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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