# NTSB MKC75DCQ27: Beech C23, N2121W, Stafford, KS, January 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1975
- Place: Stafford, KS · STAFFORD, KS
- Location: 37.9624° N, 98.5993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stafford, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9624&lon=-98.5993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCQ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0023   75/1/4    STAFFORD,KS         BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 680
        TIME - 1230                    N2121W              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAFFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STAFFORD,KS                 WOODWARD,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2121W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2121W), registered now, S/N M1493, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (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: Stafford

## 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 19750104000309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750104000309A), Jan 4, 1975: Beech C23, Stafford, KS, 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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