# NTSB DEN78FQA48: Beech C23, N23986, Grants, NM, August 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1978
- Place: Grants, NM · GRANTS, NM
- Location: 35.1542° N, 107.8323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1542&lon=-107.8323&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FQA48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2546   78/8/9    GRANTS,NM           BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 160
        TIME - 0830                    N23986              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANTS-MILAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              GRANTS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- STEERING ARM ROD END FAILED FROM PREVIOUS DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23986](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23986), registered now, S/N M-1910, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- 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: Grants-Milan

## 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 19780809024629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809024629A), Aug 9, 1978: Beech C23, Grants, NM, Substantial damage. Steering arm rod end failed from previous damage.

## Other investigations on N23986 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN79FQA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA32), Jun 18, 1979: Beech C23 (N23986), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

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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