# Accident 19830826044899A: Beech A2319, Rocky Ford, CO, August 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Rocky Ford, CO
- Airport: Melon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0391° N, 103.7193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0391&lon=-103.7193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7972L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7972L-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-19 (registry code 1151212, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 128 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830826044899A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT STALLED AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL. IMPACT ON THE RUNWAY WRINKLED A WING.

## 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 DEN83LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA198), Aug 27, 1983: Beech 23 (N7972L), Rocky Ford, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7972L (1)

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

- [Incident 19800109014619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800109014619I), Jan 9, 1980: Beech 23BEECH (N7972L), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during land roll. Damaged propeller and nose gear.

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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