# NTSB CHI81DER08: Beech 23, N2370Z, Alexandria, MN, December 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1980
- Place: Alexandria, MN · ALEXANDRIA, MN
- Location: 45.8772° N, 95.3770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8772&lon=-95.3770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DER08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3447   80/12/8   ALEXANDRIA,MN       BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 218
        TIME - 1045                    N2370Z              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAINT CLOUD,MN              ALEXANDRIA,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2370Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2370Z-1989-06-08), registration cancelled 1989-06-08, S/N M91 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chandler

## 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 19801208071609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801208071609A), Dec 8, 1980: Beech 23BEECH, Alexandria, MN, Substantial damage. Skidded sideways on a snow-packed runway. Struck wing on ground, collapsed gear in a go-around attempt.

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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