# Accident 19850615025559A: Beech C23, Pratt, KS, June 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1985, 10:55 local time
- Place: Pratt, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6407° N, 98.7309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6407&lon=-98.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6723C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6723C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850615025559A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN HE REACHED FOR FLAP SELECTOR. DEPARTED RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN A WASH.

## 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 MKC85LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA132), Jun 15, 1985: Beech C23 (N6723C), Pratt, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6723C (2)

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

- [Incident 20030904026729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030904026729I), Sep 4, 2003: Beech C23 (N6723C), Newton, KS, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported that during the landing phase, N6723C experienced excessive nose wheel shimmy. He then initiated take-off procedures by applying full…
- [Incident 20000809025219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000809025219I), Aug 9, 2000: Beech C23 (N6723C), Ponca City, OK, Minor damage. (-23)During taxi behind a "follow me" truck the pilot was watching his right wing during a right turn when the left wing struck the cowling of a tied down…

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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