# NTSB FTW78DRD39: Beech 23, N8769M, Grand Terre, LA, June 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Grand Terre, LA · GRAND TERRE, LA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1522  78/6/25    GRAND TERRE,LA      BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 129
        TIME - 1710                    N8769M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND TERRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENNER,LA                   GRAND TERRE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- COW RAN ONTO AIRSTRIP AS ACFT TOUCHED DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8769M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8769M-2018-05-21), registration cancelled 2018-05-21, S/N M-554, built 1964 (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
- Airport: Grand Terre

## 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 19780625016319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625016319A), Jun 25, 1978: Beech A2319, Grand Terre, LA, Substantial damage. Cow ran onto airstrip as acft touched down.

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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