# NTSB IAD70D0102: Beech 23, N8731M, Kirkwood, DE, October 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1969
- Place: Kirkwood, DE · KIRKWOOD, DE
- Location: 39.5718° N, 75.6963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirkwood, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5718&lon=-75.6963&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70D0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4311  69/10/27   KIRKWOOD,DEL        BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 3050
        TIME - 0445                    N8731M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 702 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMIT AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIRKWOOD,DEL                RALEIGH,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       53
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CHECKED WEA EVENING BEFORE T/O. LETDOWN INTO FOG TO LOCATE TOWN. STRUCK WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8731M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8731M-1970-07-27), registration cancelled 1970-07-27, S/N M521 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Summit Airpark

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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