# NTSB CHI80FER41: Beech B19, N24669, Mankato, MN, May 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1980
- Place: Mankato, MN · MANKATO, MN
- Location: 44.1711° N, 93.9756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mankato, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1711&lon=-93.9756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FER41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1075  80/5/23    MANKATO,MN          BEECH B19           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N24669              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANKATO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,MN                MANKATO,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24669](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24669-1989-04-19), registration cancelled 1989-04-19, S/N MB-566, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mankato Muni

## 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 19800523025549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800523025549A), May 23, 1980: Beech B19, Mankato, MN, Substantial damage. Student pilot allowed the aircraft to stall on final approach.

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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