# Accident 19830707030869A: Beech C23, Colorado Spring, CO, July 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8206° N, 104.6993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8206&lon=-104.6993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65236 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 67 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830707030869A

## Narrative

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

TOWER CHANGED RUNWAY LANDING CLEARANCE AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO COMPLY CAUSING LONG LANDING AND ABORTED TAKEOFF.

## 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 DEN83LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA161), Jul 7, 1983: Beech C-23 (N65236), Colorado Spring, CO, 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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