# NTSB MIA66F0180: Beechcraft BE23, N8743M, Lanett, AL, July 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1965
- Place: Lanett, AL · LANETT, AL
- Location: 32.8586° N, 85.2078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lanett, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8586&lon=-85.2078&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0180
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0180

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2362   65/7/4    LANETT ALA          BEECHCRAFT BE23     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 825
        TIME - 1945                    N8743M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANETT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8743M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8743M), registered now, S/N M-530, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT BE23
- 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: Lanett

## Other investigations on N8743M (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 UNK64X1240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1240), Apr 9, 1964: Beechcraft 23 (N8743M), Nashville, TN, 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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