# Accident 19740825027999A: Beech B23BEECH, Block Island, RI, August 25, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1974
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Airport: Block Isl State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.1681° N, 71.5778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLOCK ISLAND STATE (BID), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1681&lon=-71.5778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16BW-1975-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 16 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DNA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740825027999A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED ACFT TO GET TOO LOW,APLD PWR,ENG DID NOT RESPOND.

## 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 NYC75DNA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNA14), Aug 25, 1974: Beech B23 (N16BW), Block Island, RI, 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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