# NTSB CHI66D0429: Beechcraft A23, N1421L, Wauseon, OH, October 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1965
- Place: Wauseon, OH · WAUSEON, OH
- Location: 41.5534° N, 84.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wauseon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5534&lon=-84.1401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0429
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0429

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3319  65/10/10   WAUSEON OHIO        BEECHCRAFT A23      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 695
        TIME - 1730                    N1421L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EXIT 3 MOTEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1421L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1421L-2019-11-07), registration cancelled 2019-11-07, S/N M-815 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Exit 3 Motel

## Other investigations on N1421L (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 NYC68D0258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0258), Oct 25, 1967: Beech A23 (N1421L), Burlington, CT, substantial damage

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.

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