# NTSB CHI67D0654: Beech A23, N8773M, Polo, IL, May 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1967
- Place: Polo, IL · POLO, IL
- Location: 41.9848° N, 89.5804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polo, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9848&lon=-89.5804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0654
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0654

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1494  67/5/13    POLO,ILL            BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 164
        TIME - 1630                    N8773M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RADIO RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED TO LEFT OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8773M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8773M), registered now, S/N M-558, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- 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
- Airport: Radio Ranch

## Other investigations on N8773M (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 CHI68F0216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0216), Jul 30, 1967: Beech A23 (N8773M), Collinsville, IL, 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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