# NTSB CHI74FEI43: Beech A23, N1433L, Tiffin, OH, June 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1974
- Place: Tiffin, OH · TIFFIN, OH
- Location: 41.1164° N, 83.1795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tiffin, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1164&lon=-83.1795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEI43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2691  74/6/11    TIFFIN,OHIO         BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N1433L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIFFIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIFFIN,OHIO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK BRUSH AND FENCE POSTS ABT 5FT AGL APRX 500FT BFR RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1433L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1433L-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N M-828, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tiffin

## 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 19740611028049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740611028049A), Jun 11, 1974: Beech A23, Tiffin, OH, Substantial damage. Acft struck brush and fence posts abt 5FT AGL aprx 500FT bfr rwy.

## Other investigations on N1433L (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 CHI68D0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0034), Jun 4, 1967: Beech A23 (N1433L), Auburn, IN, 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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