- Date
- June 20, 1973
- Place
- Northfield, OH · NORTHFIELD, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8703MBeech A23
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730620017429A
- Case key
- 190475
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1253 73/6/20 NORTHFIELD,OHIO BEECH A23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N8703M PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 45, 1500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 220 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTHFIELD,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- IP AWARE OF SOFT COND OF RWY PLANNED LDG TO AVOID SOFT AREA THOUGHT T/D AREA SUITABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8703M
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Northfield
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8703M · 1
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