# NTSB MKC79DCJ38: Beech C23, N6014M, O'Neill, NE, August 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1979
- Place: O'Neill, NE · O'NEILL, NE
- Location: 42.4615° N, 98.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of O'Neill, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4615&lon=-98.6470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCJ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1440  79/8/24    O'NEILL,NE          BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N6014M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O'NEILL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          O'NEILL,NE                  MINNEAPOLIS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ONLY SW 1000' OF R/W 22 USEABLE DUE TO CONST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6014M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6014M-2024-04-06), registration cancelled 2024-04-06, S/N M-2132 (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: O'Neill 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 19790824020209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824020209A), Aug 24, 1979: Beech C23, O'Neill, NE, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff on half of runway. Aborted. Ran off end into ditch. Aircraft needed 1000 feet more of runway.

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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