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NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23A · Prairie City, SD · August 10, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1976
Place
Prairie City, SD · PRAIRIE CITY, SD
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3541RBeech A23A
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760810024409A
Case key
154960

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2177  76/8/10    PRAIRIE CITY,SD     BEECH A23A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 201
        TIME - 0930                    N3541R              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABERDEEN,SD                 PRAIRIE CITY,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RWY SLOPED DOWNHILL.

Aircraft

Registration
N3541R
Reported as
Beech A23A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Carr

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.