# NTSB MKC73DER40: Beech B23, N6084N, Thief R Fall, MN, February 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1973
- Place: Thief R Fall, MN · THIEF R FALL, MN
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DER40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0385  73/2/23    THIEF R FALL,MINN   BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 0950                    N6084N              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THIEF RIVER FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THIEF R FALL,MINN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- AFTR T/D PLT BEGAN TO RAISE FLAPS,ACFT VEERED SHARPLY L,HIT SNOW BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6084N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6084N), registered now, S/N M-1184, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Registry model: [Beech B23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (registry code 1151240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thief River Falls

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730223004709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730223004709A), Feb 23, 1973: Beech B23BEECH, Thief R Fall, MN, Substantial damage. Aftr t/d plt began to raise flaps,acft veered sharply l,hit snow bank.

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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