# Accident 19800726035619A: Beech B23BEECH, Hopedale, MA, July 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1980, 14:25 local time
- Place: Hopedale, MA
- Airport: Hopedale Draper
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1269° N, 71.5403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopedale, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1269&lon=-71.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6089N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6089N-1983-06-29) (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: 1,936 total, 7 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726035619A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE AIR INTAKE BOOT COLLAPSED DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. LANDED IN TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC80FNE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE22), Jul 26, 1980: Beech B23 (N6089N), Hopedale, 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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