# NTSB CHI76FEV08: Beech A23, N8878M, Maquon, IL, August 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1975
- Place: Maquon, IL · MAQUON, IL
- Location: 40.7980° N, 90.1632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maquon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7980&lon=-90.1632&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2480   75/8/4    MAQUON,IL           BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 125
        TIME - 1800                    N8878M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALFALFA FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAQUON,IL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- POWER LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8878M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8878M-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N M-617, 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: Alfalfa Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750804025899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750804025899A), Aug 4, 1975: Beech A23, Maquon, IL, Substantial damage. Power lines.

## Other investigations on N8878M (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 DEN82DA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA135), Jul 16, 1982: Beech A23 (N8878M), Oakes, ND, 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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