# NTSB CHI66F0125: Beechcraft M23A, N8882M, Elkhart, IN, July 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1965
- Place: Elkhart, IN · ELKHART, IN
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0125
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0125

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2010  65/7/26    ELKHART IND         BEECHCRAFT M23A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N8882M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8882M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8882M-2013-05-16), registration cancelled 2013-05-16, S/N M-630, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT M23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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