# Accident 19870823082369A: Beech A23, Longville, MN, August 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: Longville, MN
- Airport: Longville Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9807° N, 94.2090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9807&lon=-94.2090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8799M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8799M-1989-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 90 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823082369A

## Narrative

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

HARD NOSE FIRST LANDING COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. FIRE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT. CARRIED PASSENGER

## 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 CHI87LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA196), Aug 23, 1987: Beech A23 (N8799M), Longville, MN, destroyed

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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