CHI73DET03

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 23 · Crown Point, IN · July 25, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1972
Place
Crown Point, IN · CROWN POINT, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2324LBeech 23
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168008

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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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3-2824  72/7/25    CROWN POINT,IND     BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1063
        TIME - 1630                    N2324L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KLINEDORF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRIFFITH,IND                CROWN POINT,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- HIT JUST SHORT OF THRESHOLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N2324L
Reported as
Beech 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Klinedorf

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.