# Accident 19730218003179A: Beech A23A, Allegan, MI, February 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1973
- Place: Allegan, MI
- Airport: Padgham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.5301° N, 85.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PADGHAM FLD (35D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5301&lon=-85.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2344W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2344W-2012-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 3 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730218003179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

L CROSSWIND CORRECTION-T/D ON MAIN WHEELS,NOSE WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH RWY-COLLAPSED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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