# Accident 19830212006389A: Beech 23BEECH, Naples, FL, February 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1983, 10:13 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2302L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,174 total, 45 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212006389A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SHORT FINAL. HIGH UNCHECKED SINK RATE AND HARD LANDING COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 MIA83LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA076), Feb 12, 1983: Beech 23 (N2302L), Naples, FL, 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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