# NTSB SEA71FDA01: Beech A-23, N8886M, Roundup, MT, July 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1970
- Place: Roundup, MT · ROUNDUP, MT
- Location: 46.4483° N, 108.5397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roundup, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4483&lon=-108.5397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114110
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FDA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FDA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2818   70/7/7    ROUNDUP,MONT        BEECH A-23          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N8886M              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROUNDUP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BILLINGS,MONT               ROUNDUP,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8886M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8886M-2008-10-22), registration cancelled 2008-10-22, S/N M-629, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A-23
- 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: Roundup

## Other investigations on N8886M (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 UNK65X1538](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1538), Sep 30, 1965: Beech A23 (N8886M), Wallacebrg, Canada, substantial damage

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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