# Accident 19730218003509A: Beech B23BEECH, Stow, MA, February 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1973
- Place: Stow, MA
- Airport: Minute Man
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.4370° N, 71.5056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stow, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4370&lon=-71.5056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7619R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73ANA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73ANA39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730218003509A

## Narrative

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

DRG ATMPT TO SLOW ACFT,FLAPS RAISED,BRAKES APPLIED.DID NOT RETARD THROTTLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC73ANA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73ANA39), Feb 18, 1973: Beech B23 (N7619R), Stow, MA, substantial damage

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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