# Accident 19861207086969A: Beech 23BEECH, Bar Harbor, ME, December 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1986, 12:25 local time
- Place: Bar Harbor, ME
- Airport: Hancock County-Bar Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4497° N, 68.3615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HANCOCK COUNTY/BAR HARBOR (BHB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4497&lon=-68.3615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7651R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 357 total, 262 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861207086969A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 NYC87LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA046), Dec 7, 1986: Beech B23 (N7651R), Trenton, ME, 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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