# Accident 19871017060131A: Beech 23BEECH, Bedford, MA, October 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1987, 17:38 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6718Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6718Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (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 O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 863 total, 30 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871017060131A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK N97313 WHILE CIRCLING IN PATTERN. HAZE AND SCUD IN AREA. BOTH LANDED SAFE. DID NOT GIVE POSITION TO TOWER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N97313, Cessna 172P: [Accident 19871017060132A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871017060132A)

## 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 NYC88LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA012), Oct 17, 1987: Beech C23 (N6718Z), Bedford, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6718Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20020621019419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020621019419I), Jun 21, 2002: Beech C23 (N6718Z), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. (-23) According to the pilot on a telephone interview, he was lifted by the wind then the aircraft pitched down breaking off the nosewheel. Airman lost control…

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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