# NTSB CHI73FEG20: Beech A24R, N104GD, Piqua, OH, March 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1973
- Place: Piqua, OH · PIQUA, OH
- Location: 40.1447° N, 84.2433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piqua, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1447&lon=-84.2433&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0198   73/3/1    PIQUA,OHIO          BEECH A24R          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1245                    N104GD              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 390 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            34 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIQUA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANDALIA,OHIO               PIQUA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           DUAL STUDENT - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- INADVERTENT FLAP RETRACTION BY STUDENT DURG LEVEL OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N104GD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104GD), registered now, S/N MC-49, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Registry model: [Beech A24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (registry code 1151252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Piqua

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730301003879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730301003879A), Mar 1, 1973: Beech A24R, Piqua, OH, Substantial damage. Inadvertent flap retraction by student durg level off.

## Other investigations on N104GD (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 CHI72DEG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEG23), Nov 12, 1971: Beech A24R (N104GD), Jamestown, OH, 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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