MKC66F0217

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 23 · Lake City, MN · August 15, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 15, 1965
Place
Lake City, MN · LAKE CITY, MN
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2374QBeechcraft 23
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176195

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3173  65/8/15    LAKE CITY MINN      BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 260
        TIME - 1145                    N2374Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 136 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GIESLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N2374Q
Reported as
Beechcraft 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Giesler

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.