# Accident 19870923055979A: Beech A23A, Wentzville, MO, September 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1987, 14:50 local time
- Place: Wentzville, MO
- Airport: Wentzville          L
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8094° N, 90.8506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8094&lon=-90.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6958Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6958Q-2013-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 417 total, 354 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870923055979A

## Narrative

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

WING DROPPED ALMOST TO THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF.  PULLED UP SHARPLY INTO A STALL, RECOVERED.  HARD LANDING IN FIELD

## 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 MKC87LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA177), Sep 23, 1987: Beech A23A (N6958Q), Wentzville, MO, 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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