# Accident 19810725045789A: Beech A23, Superior, WI, July 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1981, 20:40 local time
- Place: Superior, WI
- Airport: Bong
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7208° N, 92.1041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Superior, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7208&lon=-92.1041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1470L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1470L) (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: 250 total, 175 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725045789A

## Narrative

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

TIRE BLEW DURING TAKEOFF AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE BUT AIRCRAFT HIT RUNWAY MARKER AND ENTERED HIGH GRASS.

## 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 CHI81FER53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER53), Jul 25, 1981: Beech A23 (N1470L), Superior, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1470L (1)

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

- [Incident 20180511007729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180511007729I), May 11, 2018: Beech A23 (N1470L), Fort Worth, TX, No damage. The incident occurred on may 11, 2018, at 1745 local time. The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft. There were no injuries. The aircraft incurred no…

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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