# NTSB MKC76DTK32: Beech A23A, N3541R, Prairie City, SD, August 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1976
- Place: Prairie City, SD · PRAIRIE CITY, SD
- Location: 45.5361° N, 102.8171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prairie City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5361&lon=-102.8171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DTK32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTK32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3541R-2018-03-12), registration cancelled 2018-03-12, S/N M-709, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carr

## 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 19760810024409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760810024409A), Aug 10, 1976: Beech A23, Prairie City, SD, Substantial damage. Rwy sloped downhill.

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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