# Accident 19841117062239A: Beech 23BEECH, Plato Center, IL, November 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Plato Center, IL
- Airport: Olson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3461° N, 89.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLSON (5IL1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3461&lon=-89.2865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1407L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 22 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841117062239A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT ON SHORT FINAL. LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DITCH SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. FAILED TO COMPENSATE.

## 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 CHI85LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA052), Nov 17, 1984: Beech A23 (N1407L), Plato Center, IL, 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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