# NTSB MKC80DER33: Beech C23, N6996R, Eveleth, MN, April 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1980
- Place: Eveleth, MN · EVELETH, MN
- Location: 47.4758° N, 92.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eveleth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4758&lon=-92.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DER33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1098  80/4/20    EVELETH,MN          BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 122
        TIME - 1130                    N6996R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVELETH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HIBBING,MN                  EVELETH,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6996R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6996R-2000-05-03), registration cancelled 2000-05-03, S/N M-1744 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eveleth 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 19800420009489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420009489A), Apr 20, 1980: Beech C23, Eveleth, MN, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. No nose wheel steering defects noted.

## Other investigations on N6996R (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 CHI99FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA264), Jul 29, 1999: Beech C23 (N6996R), Detroit Lakes, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Aircraft control not obtained/maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to drugs.

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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