# NTSB CHI79DEP26: Beech A23, N3570R, Stevens Pt, WI, January 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1979
- Place: Stevens Pt, WI · STEVENS PT, WI
- Location: 44.5253° N, 89.5504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevens Point, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5253&lon=-89.5504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEP26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0178  79/1/27    STEVENS PT,WI       BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 610
        TIME - 1400                    N3570R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEVENS PT. MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEVENS PT,WI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3570R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stevens Pt. Muni

## 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 19790127001659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127001659A), Jan 27, 1979: Beech A23, Stevens Point, WI, Substantial damage. Runway was covered with snow. Pilot landed 30 ft left of runway in deep snow.

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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