# NTSB MKC67A0040: Beech A23, N1430L, Hoy, KS, January 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1967
- Place: Hoy, KS · HOY, KS
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0038   67/1/1  NR.HOYT KANS          BEECH A23           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0900                    N1430L              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED INTO FROZEN POND. ACFT APPROXIMATELY 164 LBS OVRWT,WITH NEAR MAX AFT CG, AT TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1430L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1430L-1967-11-14), registration cancelled 1967-11-14, S/N M-824 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1430L (1)

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 MKC66D0405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0405), Jan 10, 1966: Beech A23 (N1430L), Lincoln, NE, 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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