# Accident 19800420009489A: Beech C23, Eveleth, MN, April 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Eveleth, MN
- Airport: Eveleth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4758° N, 92.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eveleth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4758&lon=-92.5476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6996R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6996R-2000-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 122 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DER33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420009489A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. NO NOSE WHEEL STEERING DEFECTS NOTED.

## 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 MKC80DER33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER33), Apr 20, 1980: Beech C23 (N6996R), Eveleth, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6996R (2)

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

- [Accident 19990729010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990729010089A), Jul 29, 1999: Beech C23 (N6996R), Detroit Lakes, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft departed Detroit Lakes on rwy 13, it made a left turn and stalled, acft struck ground in nose-down attitude and caught fire. The pilot, sole occupant…
- [Incident 19840318039379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840318039379I), Mar 18, 1984: Beech C23 (N6996R), Hibbing, MN, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on solo students third landing. Gear housing assembly broke above bosses for the knee pin

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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