# Accident 19761001033089A: Beech B23BEECH, Ironwood, MI, October 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1976
- Place: Ironwood, MI
- Airport: Gogebic Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 46.4522° N, 90.1504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ironwood, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4522&lon=-90.1504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721RT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721RT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 123 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761001033089A

## Narrative

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

NR 1 CYL HEAD OF EX VALVE BROKEN. NOSE GR STRUCK RIDGE IN GRASS AREA.

## 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 CHI77FEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM05), Oct 1, 1976: Beech B23 (N721RT), Ironwood, MI, 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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