# NTSB CHI81DER69: Beech B19, N18907, Hibbing, MN, September 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1981
- Place: Hibbing, MN · HIBBING, MN
- Location: 47.4272° N, 92.9377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hibbing, MN, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4272&lon=-92.9377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DER69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1919   81/9/6    HIBBING,MN          BEECH B19           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1610                    N18907              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      65, 2360 TOTAL HOURS, 21
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHISHOLM-HIBBING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HIBBING,MN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT EDGE OF APPROACH END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18907](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18907-2019-11-01), registration cancelled 2019-11-01, S/N MB-860, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chisholm-Hibbing

## 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 19810906055659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906055659A), Sep 6, 1981: Beech B19, Hibbing, MN, Substantial damage. Too low on final, gear struck raised lip of runway threshold. Instructor failed to correct.

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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