# Accident 19870920058919A: Beech E55, Green Bay, WI, September 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1987, 18:15 local time
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Airport: Austin Straubel Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5391° N, 88.0500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5391&lon=-88.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N146M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N146M-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,194 total, 48 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870920058919A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DROP HARD TO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED. BROKE OFF NOSE STRUT.

## 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 CHI87LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA214), Sep 20, 1987: Beech E55 (N146M), Green Bay, WI, 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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