# Accident 19790811019229A: Beech A23, Reading, KS, August 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Reading, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5191° N, 95.9574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5191&lon=-95.9574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4744J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4744J-1981-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 812 total, 733 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811019229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE. LANDED IN PASTURE, STRUCK DITCH. FOUND BROKEN CONNECTING ROD.

## 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 MKC79FCG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG71), Aug 11, 1979: Beech A23-24 (N4744J), Reading, KS, 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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