# NTSB MKC67D0378: Beech 23, N8857M, North Platte, NE, January 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1967
- Place: North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0378

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0076   67/1/8    NORTH PLATTE NEBR   BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 127
        TIME - 1251                    N8857M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE BIRD FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED ON RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8857M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8857M), registered now, S/N M-597 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (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: Lee Bird Field

## Other investigations on N8857M (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 MKC70F0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0040), Jul 2, 1969: Beech A23 (N8857M), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0366), Dec 29, 1965: Beech A23 (N8857M), Marion, IA, 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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