# NTSB MKC79FCG71: Beech A23-24, N4744J, Reading, KS, August 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1979
- Place: Reading, KS · READING, KS
- Location: 38.5191° N, 95.9574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5191&lon=-95.9574&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCG71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1400  79/8/11    READING,KS          BEECH A23-24        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 812
        TIME - 1130                    N4744J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 733 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOPEKA,KS                   STILLWATER,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #3 CONNECTING ROD BROKE.NOSE WHEEL STRUCK GRASS COVERED DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4744J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4744J-1981-01-31), registration cancelled 1981-01-31, S/N MA-167, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790811019229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811019229A), Aug 11, 1979: Beech A23, Reading, KS, Substantial damage. Engine stopped enroute. Landed in pasture, struck ditch. Found broken connecting rod.

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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