# Accident 19810426020399A: Beech 23BEECH, Bedford, MA, April 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1981, 17:31 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Hanscom
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N804Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804Y-2013-05-13) (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 23BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426020399A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WITH PASSENGERS, OVER GROSS, SLOW AIRSPEED, ON FINAL BEHIND DEPARTING HEAVY, STALLED, DROPPED TO 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 NYC81FNA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA15), Apr 26, 1981: Beech C23 (N804Y), Bedford, 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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