MKC67A0029

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · Fergus Falls, MN · October 16, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 16, 1966
Place
Fergus Falls, MN · FERGUS FALLS, MN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N5692SBeech A23
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121446

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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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2-0722  66/10/16 NR.FERGUS FALLS MINN  BEECH A23           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 100
        TIME - 1929                    N5692S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FERGUS FALLS MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N5692S
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Fergus Falls Mun

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.