# NTSB CHI73FEK26: Beech 19A, N140SU, Powell, OH, June 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1973
- Place: Powell, OH · POWELL, OH
- Location: 40.1679° N, 83.0817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Powell, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1679&lon=-83.0817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEK26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEK26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1444  73/6/28    POWELL,OHIO         BEECH 19A           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 165
        TIME - 1800                    N140SU              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATHENS,OHIO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIM EMERG LDG APCH.DRG TURN PLT BECAME AWARE OF LOW ALT,UN CK SINK,HIT GND IN L TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N140SU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140SU-1974-02-25), registration cancelled 1974-02-25, S/N MB-442 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- Registry model: [Beech 19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (registry code 1151214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730628017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730628017009A), Jun 28, 1973: Beech A2319, Powell, OH, Substantial damage. Sim emerg ldg apch. Drg turn plt became aware of low alt,un ck sink,hit gnd in l turn.

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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