# Incident 19860623075949I: Beech 23BEECH, Minneapolis, MN, June 23, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1986, 08:55 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8738M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8738M-2018-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860623075949I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME LOST AND REQUIRED VECTORS TO AIRPORT. MAGNETIC COMPASS FAULTY.

## Other reports on N8738M (2)

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

- [Accident 19800602017929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800602017929A), Jun 2, 1980: Beech 23BEECH (N8738M), Deer Park, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot landed aircraft on country road and hit posts on side of road causing crash.
- [Incident 19800402047079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800402047079I), Apr 2, 1980: Beech 23BEECH (N8738M), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. Became airborne after touchdown. Pin on left main gear broke after second touchdown, wheel turned sideways.

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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