- Date
- September 15, 1973
- Place
- Bangs, TX · BANGS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7978LBeech A23-19
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730915030349A
- Case key
- 188606
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2692 73/9/15 BANGS,TEX BEECH A23-19 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 11 TOTAL TIME - 1415 N7978L PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAVES AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROWNWOOD,TEX BANGS,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 PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- STUDNT PLT LANDD LONG ON 2500 FT STRIP HAD BEEN USING 5000 RWY FOR PREV TRAINNG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7978L
- Reported as
- Beech A23-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Graves Airstrip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.