# Accident 19800731063539A: Tcraft 19, Tewksbury, MA, July 31, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Tewksbury, MA
- Airport: Tew-Mac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5975° N, 71.2046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TEW MAC (80MA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5975&lon=-71.2046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6650R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,402 total, 492 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800731063539A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED STUDENT PILOT TO MAKE HARD LANDING, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC80DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA063), Jul 31, 1980: Beech B19 (N6650R), Tewksbury, 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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