# Accident 19871002058479A: Beech 23BEECH, Mansfield, MA, October 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Airport: Mansfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0009° N, 71.1980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANSFIELD MUNI (1B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0009&lon=-71.1980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4007T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4007T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 16 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871002058479A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 NYC88LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA001), Oct 2, 1987: Beech B23 (N4007T), Mansfield, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4007T (1)

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

- [Incident 20200221002379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200221002379I), Feb 21, 2020: Beech B23 (N4007T), Red Lodge, MT, Minor damage. Pilot stated: he made his approach lower than normal and struck the snow mound at the end of runway. Nose gear sheared off the aircraft. The aircraft came to…

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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