# Accident 19770220004119A: Beech A23, Goodland, MN, February 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1977
- Place: Goodland, MN
- Airport: Gospel Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.2285° N, 93.0911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOSPEL RANCH (MN52), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2285&lon=-93.0911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3580R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3580R-2012-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DER21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770220004119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF ON ROAD CONTACTED SNOWBANK AND WENT INTO DITCH

## 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 MKC77DER21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER21), Feb 20, 1977: Beech A-23 (N3580R), Goodland, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3580R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19791209040959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209040959A), Dec 9, 1979: Beech 23BEECH (N3580R), SD, No 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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