# Accident 20230124000779A: Beech C23, Woodfuff, UT, January 24, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2023, 18:45 local time
- Place: Woodfuff, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3950° N, 111.3972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3950&lon=-111.3972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23FD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23FD) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230124000779A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR23LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA099), Jan 25, 2023: Beech C23 (N23FD), Rich County, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain altitude following an encounter with turbulence and adverse wind conditions.

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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