# Accident 19870315008779A: Beech A23, Palatka, FL, March 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1987, 16:20 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Airport: Kay Larkin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6580° N, 81.6901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6580&lon=-81.6901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8883M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8883M-2013-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 660 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870315008779A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING A DOWNWIND LANDING, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 MIA87LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA109), Mar 15, 1987: Beech A23 (N8883M), Palatka, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8883M (1)

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

- [Accident 19990328032479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990328032479A), Mar 28, 1999: Beech A23 (N8883M), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot experienced a reported loss of engine power at 60 feet and elected not to land straight ahead. The pilot maneuvered the airplane to the left.…

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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