# NTSB FTW71FPA28: Beech B23, N6106N, Pottsboro, TX, May 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1971
- Place: Pottsboro, TX · POTTSBORO, TX
- Location: 33.7703° N, 96.6713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottsboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7703&lon=-96.6713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6106N-2013-07-23), registration cancelled 2013-07-23, S/N M-1191, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Registry model: [Beech B23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (registry code 1151240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tanglewood

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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