# NTSB MKC66F0136: Beechcraft A-23, N8798M, Crofton, NE, August 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1965
- Place: Crofton, NE · CROFTON, NE
- Location: 42.7316° N, 97.4986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crofton, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7316&lon=-97.4986&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0136
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0136

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2051   65/8/2    CROFTON NEBR        BEECHCRAFT A-23     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 613
        TIME - 2000                    N8798M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMPSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WITH HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8798M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8798M-2015-05-20), registration cancelled 2015-05-20, S/N M-581 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A-23
- 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: Thompson

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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