# NTSB CHI81FEI24: Beech A23, N3554R, Wooster, OH, June 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1981
- Place: Wooster, OH · WOOSTER, OH
- Location: 40.8191° N, 81.9316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wooster, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8191&lon=-81.9316&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEI24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1674  81/6/29  NR.WOOSTER,OH         BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2045                    N3554R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  40, 5567 TOTAL HOURS, 2
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,OH                 WOOSTER,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3554R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3554R), registered now, S/N M-728, 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: Davies

## 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 19810629037439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810629037439A), Jun 29, 1981: Beech A23, Wooster, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing causing substantial damage. Instructor could not react in time.

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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