# NTSB MKC77DER21: Beech A-23, N3580R, Goodland, MN, February 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1977
- Place: Goodland, MN · GOODLAND, MN
- Location: 47.1636° N, 93.1376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodland, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1636&lon=-93.1376&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DER21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0404  77/2/20    GOODLAND,MN         BEECH A-23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 188
        TIME - 0230                    N3580R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOSPEL RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MN              GOODLAND,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF ON ROAD CONTACTED SNOWBANK AND WENT INTO DITCH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3580R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3580R-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N M-746, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A-23
- 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: Gospel Ranch

## 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 19770220004119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770220004119A), Feb 20, 1977: Beech A23, Goodland, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted take-off on road contacted snowbank and went into ditch

## Other investigations on N3580R (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 MKC80FTK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK06), Dec 9, 1979: Beech A23 (N3580R), Tea, SD, 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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