# Accident 19831118058289A: Beech 23BEECH, West Dover, VT, November 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: West Dover, VT
- Airport: West Dover
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9271° N, 72.8657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9271&lon=-72.8657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7605R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7605R-1986-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 431 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831118058289A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR ON SHORT FINAL. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF THRESHOLD. WIND DIRECTION NORTHWEST. NO SPEED GIVEN.

## 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 NYC84LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA031), Nov 18, 1983: Beech B23 (N7605R), West Dover, VT, 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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