# NTSB MKC75FCD39: Beech B23, N9121T, Sully, IA, March 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1975
- Place: Sully, IA · SULLY, IA
- Location: 41.5780° N, 92.8468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sully, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5780&lon=-92.8468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0417  75/3/22    SULLY,IA            BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 219
        TIME - 1800                    N9121T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SULLY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SULLY,IA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SOFT FLD TKOF ACFT DSCNDD BACK TO RWY.PLT CONT WITH TKOF HIT TOP STRAND OF WIRE FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9121T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9121T-1976-05-15), registration cancelled 1976-05-15, S/N M-1146 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Registry model: [Beech B23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (registry code 1151240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sully Muni

## 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 19750322004329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750322004329A), Mar 22, 1975: Beech B23BEECH, Sully, IA, Substantial damage. Soft fld tkof acft dscndd back to rwy. Plt cont with tkof hit top strand of wire fence.

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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