CHI68F0600

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · Lake George, MI · February 24, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 24, 1968
Place
Lake George, MI · LAKE GEORGE, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1431LBeech A23
Status
Completed · report March 28, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111828

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0324  68/2/24    LAKE GEORGE,MICH    BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 649
        TIME - 1530                    N1431L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE OF THE PINES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED DOWNHILL ON 1800 FT ICE AND SNOW COVERED PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN CALM WIND.

Aircraft

Registration
N1431L
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Of The Pines

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.