# Accident 19810629037439A: Beech A23, Wooster, OH, June 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1981, 20:45 local time
- Place: Wooster, OH
- Airport: Davies
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8191° N, 81.9316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wooster, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8191&lon=-81.9316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3554R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3554R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,567 total, 2 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810629037439A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. INSTRUCTOR COULD NOT REACT IN TIME.

## 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 CHI81FEI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI24), Jun 29, 1981: Beech A23 (N3554R), Wooster, OH, 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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