# NTSB MKC74FER13: Beech B23, N9123T, Clear Lake, MN, September 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1973
- Place: Clear Lake, MN · CLEAR LAKE, MN
- Location: 45.4486° N, 94.0014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clear Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4486&lon=-94.0014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FER13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FER13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3492  73/9/12    CLEAR LAKE,MINN     BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 100
        TIME - 1915                    N9123T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEAR LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEAR LAKE,MINN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT MADE HARD LNG TOUCHED DOWN MID FIELD.APCH MADE NOSE HI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9123T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9123T-2018-02-20), registration cancelled 2018-02-20, S/N M-1147, built 1968 (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: Clear Lake

## 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 19730912036289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730912036289A), Sep 12, 1973: Beech B23BEECH, Clear Lake, MN, Substantial damage. Plt made hard lng touched down mid field. Apch made nose hi.

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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