# NTSB OAK74FVG23: Beech A23A, N8893M, Fair Oaks, CA, January 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1974
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA · FAIR OAKS, CA
- Location: 38.6501° N, 121.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6501&lon=-121.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0329  74/1/23    FAIR OAKS, CALIF    BEECH A23A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 361
        TIME - 1500                    N8893M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIR OAKS, CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH BUSHES AFTER LDG 2/3 DOWN RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8893M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8893M-2026-04-04), registration cancelled 2026-04-04, S/N M-644, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- 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: Phoenix Field

## 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 19740123002769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740123002769A), Jan 23, 1974: Beech A23, Fair Oaks, CA, Substantial damage. Collided with bushes after ldg 2/3 down rwy.

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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