- Date
- August 23, 1987, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Longville, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8799MBeech A23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870823082369A
- Case key
- 13813
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt rprtd that as he rounded out to land, the acft nosed down & impacted nosewheel first. Subsequently, the nose gear collapsed & the acft skidded to a stop. After coming to rest, a fire erupted, which spread & subsequently destroyed the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8799M
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 583
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental IO-346, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Inar Mikkelson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 17, 1986
- Departed
- TVF · Thief Riv Falls, MN
- Destination
- Longville, MN
- Airport
- D33 · Longville Muni
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 109 total · 90 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Observed at
- BRO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8799M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.