# NTSB CHI69F0281: Beech A23, N8797M, Kendallville, IN, August 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1968
- Place: Kendallville, IN · KENDALLVILLE, IN
- Location: 41.4434° N, 85.2582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kendallville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4434&lon=-85.2582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0281
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0281

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3341   68/8/5    KENDALLVILLE,IND    BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1800                    N8797M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENDALLVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8797M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8797M-2022-11-10), registration cancelled 2022-11-10, S/N M-580 (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: Kendallville

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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