# NTSB DEN78FTM22: Beech B23, N7635R, Nephi, UT, May 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1978
- Place: Nephi, UT · NEPHI, UT
- Location: 39.7045° N, 111.8335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nephi, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7045&lon=-111.8335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1397  78/5/27  NR.NEPHI,UT           BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 297
        TIME - 1600                    N7635R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 289 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGDEN,UT                    NEPHI,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     340
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           17                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SETTLED BACK ON DIRT ROAD COLLAPSING GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7635R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7635R-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N M-1256, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Registry model: [Beech B23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (registry code 1151240) (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: Dirt Road

## 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 19780527013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527013259A), May 27, 1978: Beech A2319, Nephi, UT, Substantial damage. Settled back on Dirt Road collapsing gear.

## Other investigations on N7635R (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 SEA79FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA050), Aug 24, 1979: Beech B23 (N7635R), Neihart, MT, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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