# Accident 19801228078609A: Beech A23, Stanton, MN, December 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Stanton, MN
- Airport: Carleton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4719° N, 93.0230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanton, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4719&lon=-93.0230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8871M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8871M-1993-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 13 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801228078609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF.

## 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 CHI81FER09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER09), Dec 28, 1980: Beech A23 (N8871M), Stanton, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8871M (2)

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

- [Accident 19900830037479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900830037479A), Aug 30, 1990: Beech A23 (N8871M), Newport, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ran out of fuel on local flight. Stalled and spun into river.
- [Incident 19900709031999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709031999I), Jul 9, 1990: Beech A23 (N8871M), River Falls, WI. Fuel exhaustion while conducting touch and go landings. Landed off airport in a field.

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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