# NTSB FTW97RA101: Beech 23, N8723M, Santa Catarina, Mexico, February 5, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 5, 1997, 00:49 local (06:49 UTC)
- Place: Santa Catarina, Mexico
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW97RA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20366/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97RA101

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8723M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8723M-2017-02-22), registration cancelled 2017-02-22, S/N M-512, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John W.G. Noggle

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19970205046399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970205046399A), Feb 5, 1997: Beech 23, Monterrey, Mexico, No damage. (-23) Enroute from mfe to puerto vallarta, pilot encountered bad weather, he got lower to see where he was going, got into a canyon and struck high tension…

## Other investigations on N8723M (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 MIA66D0316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0316), Nov 4, 1965: Beechcraft M-23 (N8723M), Milledgeville, GA, substantial damage

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.

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