# NTSB FTW80FPJ33: Beech 23, N6017L, Griggs, OK, August 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1980
- Place: Griggs, OK · GRIGGS, OK
- Location: 36.6028° N, 102.1224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griggs, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6028&lon=-102.1224&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 198503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3611  80/8/16    GRIGGS,OK           BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 382
        TIME - 1330                    N6017L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 337 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERKINS PROTHRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA FALLS,TX            GRIGGS,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- RETRACTED FLAPS TO FULL UP DRG GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6017L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Perkins Prothro

## 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 19800816039269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816039269A), Aug 16, 1980: Beech 23BEECH, Boise City, OK, Substantial damage. High on final. Began go-around. Dumped flaps, hit runway, bounced. Drifted off runway. Settled into soft sand.

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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