# NTSB MKC67D0463: Beech 23, N8724M, Sisseton, SD, February 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1967
- Place: Sisseton, SD · SISSETON, SD
- Location: 45.6625° N, 97.0453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sisseton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6625&lon=-97.0453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0463
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0463

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0743  67/2/26    SISSETON, S DAK     BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 218
        TIME - 1630                    N8724M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SISSETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PLT UNABLE TO CLEAR POWER LINES AT END OF RNWY. LANDED IN FARM FIELD. ACFT NEAR GROSS WT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8724M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8724M), registered now, S/N M-513 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (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: Sisseton

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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