# NTSB MKC67A0029: Beech A23, N5692S, Fergus Falls, MN, October 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1966
- Place: Fergus Falls, MN · FERGUS FALLS, MN
- Location: 46.2861° N, 96.0758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fergus Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2861&lon=-96.0758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0029

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5692S-2020-03-25), registration cancelled 2020-03-25, S/N MA-93, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fergus Falls Mun

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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