# NTSB CHI69D0397: Beech A23, N1406L, Chicago, IL, November 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1968
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0397

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4161  68/11/23   CHICAGO,ILL         BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1240
        TIME - 1000                    N1406L              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- STRUCK RNWY THRESHOLD LT. ACFT SWERVED,FAILED GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1406L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1406L), registered now, S/N M-795, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 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: Meigs

## Other investigations on N1406L (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 FTW66D0270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0270), Aug 24, 1965: Beechcraft A23 (N1406L), Rosenberg, TX, 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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