# NTSB NYC75FHA04: Beech A23, N8858M, Clarks Summit, PA, July 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1974
- Place: Clarks Summit, PA · CLARKS SUMMIT, PA
- Location: 41.4902° N, 75.7065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarks Summit, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4902&lon=-75.7065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2698  74/7/31    CLARKS SUMMIT,PA    BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 127
        TIME - 1130                    N8858M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCRANTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANBURY,CONN                CLARKS SUMMIT,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED LONG RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8858M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scranton 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 19740731023849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731023849A), Jul 31, 1974: Beech A23, Clarks Summit, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed long ran off end of runway and struck brush.

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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