# NTSB MKC73FER23: Beech A23, N7212T, Eden Prairie, MN, April 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1973
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Location: 44.8547° N, 93.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eden Prairie, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8547&lon=-93.4708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FER23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1195   73/4/8    EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN   BEECH A23           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 140
        TIME - 1035                    N7212T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SOUTH ST PAUL,MINN          SOUTH ST PAUL,MINN           EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DOWL PIN AND ALL STARTER GR AND CRANKSHFT GR ATTACH BOLTS BKN.FUEL PUMP,MAGS,CAMSHAFT INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7212T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7212T-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N M-852, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Cloud

## 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 19730408012529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730408012529A), Apr 8, 1973: Beech A2319, Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. Dowl pin and all starter gr and crankshft gr attach bolts bkn. Fuel pump,mags,camshaft inop.

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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