# Accident 19761216038189A: Beech A2319, Frenchville, ME, December 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1976
- Place: Frenchville, ME
- Airport: Northrn Aroostook
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Aircraft: N2054L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2054L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (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 A2319
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 3 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DNC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761216038189A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING,STARTED GO-AROUND,DOOR OPENED LOOKED AT OPEN DOOR,SWERVED INTO SNOWBANK.

## 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 NYC77DNC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC12), Dec 16, 1976: Beech C23 (N2054L), Frenchville, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2054L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19781223040842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223040842A), Dec 23, 1978: Beech A2319 (N2054L), Augusta,Me, ME, 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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