LAX69D0337

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 23 · Sedona, AZ · April 19, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 19, 1969
Place
Sedona, AZ · SEDONA, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2341QBeech 23
Status
Completed · report July 7, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118668

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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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3-1301  69/4/19    SEDONA,ARIZ         BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N2341Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK CREEK CANYON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER HARD BRAKING,HIT ROCKS ON GO-AROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N2341Q
Reported as
Beech 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oak Creek Canyon

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.