# NTSB CHI80FER45: Beech 23, N8738M, Deerpark, WI, June 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1980
- Place: Deerpark, WI · DEERPARK, WI
- Location: 45.1885° N, 92.3887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer Park, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1885&lon=-92.3887&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 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FER45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1784   80/6/2    DEERPARK,WI         BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 278
        TIME - 2000                    N8738M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELMO,MN                DEERPARK,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ATMTD LNDG ON GRAVEL ROAD.L WING HIT UNDERGROWTH WHEN PLT STEERED L TO AVOID METAL SIGN ON RGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8738M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8738M-2018-02-21), registration cancelled 2018-02-21, S/N M-527, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800602017929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800602017929A), Jun 2, 1980: Beech 23BEECH, Deer Park, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot landed aircraft on country road and hit posts on side of road causing crash.

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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