# NTSB NYC67D0567: Beech A23, N8763M, Montgomryville, PA, April 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1967
- Place: Montgomryville, PA · MONTGOMRYVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.2502° N, 75.2405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomeryville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2502&lon=-75.2405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0567
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0567

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0997   67/4/1    MONTGOMRYVILLE,PA   BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N8763M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERYVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- STRUCK A 6 FT HIGH PIPE LOCATED 100 FT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8763M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8763M), registered now, S/N M-802, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- 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: Montgomeryville

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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