MIA71DKQ26

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B23 · New Albany, MS · February 7, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 7, 1971
Place
New Albany, MS · NEW ALBANY, MS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2345LBeech B23
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159861

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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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3-0670   71/2/7    NEW ALBANY,MISS     BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 156
        TIME - 1150                    N2345L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW ALBANY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ALBANY,MISS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N2345L
Reported as
Beech B23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
New Albany

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.