# Accident 19740731023849A: Beech A23, Clarks Summit, PA, July 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1974
- Place: Clarks Summit, PA
- Airport: Scranton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.4802° N, 75.7720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Scranton Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4802&lon=-75.7720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8858M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 26 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731023849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED LONG RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK BRUSH.

## 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 NYC75FHA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA04), Jul 31, 1974: Beech A23 (N8858M), Clarks Summit, PA, substantial damage

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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