- Date
- July 28, 1977
- Place
- Elkhart, IN · ELKHART, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1914LBeech BE-19
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770728021129A
- Case key
- 146549
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1619 77/7/28 ELKHART,IN BEECH BE-19 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 12 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N1914L PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKHART MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELKHART,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION REMARKS- T/D SHORT.HIT 8INCH RWY LIP.RECENT CONST,NOT YET BACKFILLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1914L
- Reported as
- Beech BE-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elkhart Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1914L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI93LA338Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElkhart, INinadequate remedial action by the flight instructor. Factors related to the accident were the excessive descent rate and the overload failure of the landing gear.NTSB CHI82DA263Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBerrien Springs, MIDuring landing, the aircraft bounced and the pilot lost directional control. Subsequently, the aircraft departed the left side of the runway, went into a muddy area, and was substantially damaged.