# NTSB MKC66F0157: Beechcraft 23, N8701M, Litchfield, MN, July 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1965
- Place: Litchfield, MN · LITCHFIELD, MN
- Location: 45.1220° N, 94.5259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Litchfield, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1220&lon=-94.5259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0157
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0157

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2212   65/7/8    LITCHFIELD MINN     BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N8701M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITCHFIELD
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8701M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8701M-2023-05-01), registration cancelled 2023-05-01, S/N M-485, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 23
- 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: Litchfield

## Other investigations on N8701M (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 CEN22LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA040), Nov 15, 2021: Beech 23 (N8701M), Abilene, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the missing placard showing the usable fuel…
- [NTSB MKC74DER15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER15), Sep 18, 1973: Beech 23 (N8701M), Lake Elmo, MN, 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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