# NTSB UNK65X1089: Beechraft D95, N8613M, Groveland, IL, December 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1964
- Place: Groveland, IL · GROVELAND, IL
- Location: 40.5925° N, 89.5345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groveland, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5925&lon=-89.5345&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3875  64/12/22   GROVELAND ILL       BEECHRAFT D95       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1535                    N8613M              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 42, 6473 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            13 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER PEORIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-DESCENDED BELOW MIN.ILS APPROACH ALTITUDE.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK TOWER 4 MILES SHORT OF OUTER MRK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8613M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8613M), registered now, S/N TD-546, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT D95
- Registry model: [Beech D95A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (registry code 1153408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Peoria

## Other investigations on N8613M (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 MKC68D0537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0537), Apr 16, 1968: Beech D95A (N8613M), Kansas City, MO, 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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