# NTSB MKC75DCQ35: Beech C23, N6566R, Wichita, KS, February 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1975
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCQ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0215  75/2/20    WICHITA,KS          BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N6566R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEECH FACTORY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- OVERCONTROL TOWARD BOTH SIDES OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6566R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6566R-2019-05-06), registration cancelled 2019-05-06, S/N M-1593, built 1974 (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: Beech Factory

## 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 19750220003149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220003149A), Feb 20, 1975: Beech C23, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Overcontrol toward both sides of rwy.

## Other investigations on N6566R (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 GAA16CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA228), May 7, 2016: Beech C23 (N6566R), Yucca Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain airspeed and a positive rate of climb during takeoff in gusty wind conditions, resulting in a loss of directional control, an uncontrolled descent and collision with…

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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