FTW71FPA28

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B23 · Pottsboro, TX · May 14, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 14, 1971
Place
Pottsboro, TX · POTTSBORO, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6106NBeech B23
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161531

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1656  71/5/14    POTTSBORO,TEX       BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N6106N              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TANGLEWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADDISON,TEX                 POTTSBORO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N6106N
Reported as
Beech B23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tanglewood

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.