# NTSB MKC66D0366: Beech A23, N8857M, Marion, IA, December 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1965
- Place: Marion, IA · MARION, IA
- Location: 42.0446° N, 91.5862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0446&lon=-91.5862&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0366
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0366

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3978  65/12/29   MARION IOWA         BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 191
        TIME - 1400                    N8857M              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCBRIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8857M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8857M), registered now, S/N M-597 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (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: Mcbride

## Other investigations on N8857M (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 MKC70F0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0040), Jul 2, 1969: Beech A23 (N8857M), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0378), Jan 8, 1967: Beech 23 (N8857M), North Platte, NE, 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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