# NTSB FTW68D0128: Beech 23, N8749M, Canton, TX, August 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1967
- Place: Canton, TX · CANTON, TX
- Location: 32.5542° N, 95.8635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5542&lon=-95.8635&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2550   67/8/2    CANTON, TEX         BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N8749M              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- UNAUTHORIZED LNDG IN FARM FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8749M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8749M-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N M-537, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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