CHI69D0606

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B23 · W Lafayette, OH · April 25, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1969
Place
W Lafayette, OH · W LAFAYETTE, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9127TBeech B23
Status
Completed · report June 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189198

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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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3-1081  69/4/25    W LAFAYETTE,OHIO    BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 261
        TIME - 1345                    N9127T              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTEUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N9127T
Reported as
Beech B23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Porteus

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.