# NTSB MKC70D0220: Beech A23, N8891M, Mankato, MN, August 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1969
- Place: Mankato, MN · MANKATO, MN
- Location: 44.1711° N, 93.9756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mankato, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1711&lon=-93.9756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0220
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0220

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3646  69/8/26    MANKATO,MINN        BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2500
        TIME - 0530                    N8891M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANKATO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANKATO,MINN               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- BATTERY LOW,SET BRAKE CHOCKED WHEELS,PROPPED UNOCCUPIED ACFT.ENG STARTED JUMPED CHOCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8891M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8891M-1970-12-16), registration cancelled 1970-12-16, S/N M-642 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mankato

## Other investigations on N8891M (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 MKC68F0262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0262), Sep 16, 1967: Beech A23 (N8891M), Mankato, MN, 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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