# NTSB CHI66F0420: Beechcraft A23, N1405L, Howell, MI, November 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1965
- Place: Howell, MI · HOWELL, MI
- Location: 42.6081° N, 83.9343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6081&lon=-83.9343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0420
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0420

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3357  65/11/24   HOWELL MICH         BEECHCRAFT A23      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 223
        TIME - 1130                    N1405L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVINGSTON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1405L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Livingston County

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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