# NTSB CHI81DEM41: Beech B-23, N6632L, Marshall, MI, August 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1981
- Place: Marshall, MI · MARSHALL, MI
- Location: 42.2652° N, 84.9742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2652&lon=-84.9742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEM41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEM41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1943  81/8/29    MARSHALL,MI         BEECH B-23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 101
        TIME - 2300                    N6632L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARSHALL,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH STEEL MARKER POLES AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6632L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6632L), registered now, S/N M-2188 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B-23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brooks

## 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 19810829053969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829053969A), Aug 29, 1981: Beech 23BEECH, Marshall, MI, Substantial damage. Encountered heavy rain and hail on departure. Returned to land. Slid off end of slick runway, hit poles in grass.

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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