- Date
- May 18, 1973
- Place
- Middlesboro, KY · MIDDLESBORO, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7634RBeech B23
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730518018689A
- Case key
- 190186
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1588 73/5/18 MIDDLESBORO,KY BEECH B23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 1288 TIME - 2130 N7634R PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLESBORO-BELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUISVILLE,KY MIDDLESBORO,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NO APRVD RWY LGTS.PREV NIGHT LDGS BY PLT AT THIS ARPT.T/D ON APRON DUE HI GRASS,BOUNCED,LNDD L RWY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7634R
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Middlesboro-Bell
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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.