# NTSB LAX68D0068: Beech A23, N8897M, El Centro, CA, July 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1967
- Place: El Centro, CA · EL CENTRO, CA
- Location: 32.7864° N, 115.5602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Centro, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7864&lon=-115.5602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2606  67/7/28    EL CENTRO,CALIF     BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N8897M              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 2600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - W DUFLOCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK SMALL THICK BUSH ON SIDE OF RNWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8897M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8897M), registered now, S/N M-648, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: W Duflock

## Other investigations on N8897M (2)

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 LAX68D0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0019), May 25, 1967: Beech A23 (N8897M), Imperial, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66F0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0060), Aug 13, 1965: Beechcraft A-23 (N8897M), Pixley, CA, 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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