# Accident 19930805027739A: Beech 19A, Ludington, MI, August 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1993, 21:00 local time
- Place: Ludington, MI
- Airport: Mason County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9499° N, 86.4407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9499&lon=-86.4407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5072T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5072T-1999-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 63 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930805027739A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN FLARE FOR LANDING. IMPACTED RUNWAY NOSE FIRST. COLLAPSED 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 CHI93LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA308), Aug 6, 1993: Beech 19A (N5072T), Ludington, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare.

## Other reports on N5072T (1)

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

- [Accident 19741106037489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741106037489A), Nov 6, 1974: Beech 19A (N5072T), Simi, CA, Substantial damage. Ran off end of rwy. Wind lt & vbl.

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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