- Date
- October 18, 1970
- Place
- Elgin, IL · ELGIN, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7987LBeech A23-24
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158448
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3993 70/10/18 ELGIN,ILL BEECH A23-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 388 TIME - 1015 N7987L PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAUKEGAN,ILL ELGIN,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- NOSE GR HIT DITCH OFF END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7987L
- Reported as
- Beech A23-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elgin
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