Beech 23 accident near Tomahawk, WI
On September 5, 1996, a Beech 23 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tomahawk, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 5, 1996
- Place
- Tomahawk, WI
- Aircraft
- Beech 23 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.471°N, 89.721°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06684
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 4, 1996, at 2340 central daylight time (cdt), a Beech 23, N2338Z, piloted by a student pilot, was destroyed when it collided with trees and terrain approximately one quarter mile north west of the runway 09 threshold, at Tomahawk Regional Airport, Tomahawk, Wisconsin. The airplane was observed performing the second touch-and-go at the time of the accident. The student pilot sustained fatal injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. Weather in the area was reported as instrument meteorological conditions prevailing. Witnesses reported thick fog at the time of the accident. The airplane was located on September 5, 1996, at approximately 1000 cdt. According to a witness who lives near the airport, he was just going to bed when he heard an airplane run-up its engine. At approximately 2330 cdt, the airplane took off from runway 27. A short time later, he heard the airplane flying along the same runway, as if the pilot was making a touch and go. The witness did not know if the airplane ever touched down. At about 2340 cdt, the witness heard "...like tin and prop hitting tree tops..." and "...heard a very distant thump...". The witness went outside to search for the airplane but stated, "The fog became too thick had to wait till morning. It was not too foggy on the east end (airport) but the west end was just socked in." The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department received notification of the accident at approximately 0100 cdt, on September 5, 1996. The Sheriff's Department did not locate the airplane wreckage until
Probable cause
the student pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol which led to his initiation of VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and loss of control. Factors were: the dark night and the weather conditions.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
