# Accident 19870820066989A: Beech 23BEECH, Creston, IA, August 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1987, 23:00 local time
- Place: Creston, IA
- Airport: Creston Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0504° N, 94.3590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0504&lon=-94.3590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6078N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6078N-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870820066989A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK HIGHER TERRAIN OFF APPROACH AND OF THE RUNWAY ON A NIGHT LANDING. FSAI LIGHT OUT AND NOT NOTAMED.

## 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 MKC87LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA166), Aug 21, 1987: Beech B23 (N6078N), Creston, IA, substantial damage

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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