# Incident 19850113002409I: Beech C23, North Sioux Cit, SD, January 13, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1985, 15:37 local time
- Place: North Sioux Cit, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5359° N, 96.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Sioux City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5359&lon=-96.4947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9771L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9771L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850113002409I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON FROZEN LAKE WITH SUN IN EYES STRUCK WIRE. MINOR DAMAGE TO SPINNER AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N9771L (1)

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

- [Accident 19750109002669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750109002669A), Jan 9, 1975: Beech C23 (N9771L), Gilbertsville, KY, Substantial damage. Stalled abt 15FT abv rwy.

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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