# NTSB MKC87LA177: Beech A23A, N6958Q, Wentzville, MO, September 23, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 23, 1987, 14:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place: Wentzville, MO
- Coordinates: 38.809429, -90.850578 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8094&lon=-90.8506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC87LA177
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34443/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA177

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - crop

## Analysis

THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER 1000 FEET. A WITNESS STATED THAT AFTER CLIMBING TO ABT 10 FEET, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED ALMOST TO THE GROUND. THE ACFT THEN PULLED UP SHARPLY TO ALMOST VERTICAL AND STALLED AT ABT 75 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND COLLIDED WITH A SOYBEAN FIELD ABT 300 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6958Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6958Q-2013-01-08), registration cancelled 2013-01-08, S/N M-1089, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: M1089
- Airframe hours: 2420
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-346-A 165 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Midstates Investment Co.,Inc.
- Registered owner: Mid States Inv. Co. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 5, 1987, 29 hours before
- Airport: MO50, Wentzville, runway 36, 2,395 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 417 total, 354 in this make and model, 381 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 45° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F

## 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 19870923055979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870923055979A), Sep 23, 1987: Beech A23A, Wentzville, MO, Substantial damage. Wing dropped almost to the ground after takeoff. Pulled up sharply into a stall, recovered. Hard landing in field

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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