# NTSB MIA71DLA03: Beech A23, N1428L, Carabelle, FL, July 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1970
- Place: Carabelle, FL · CARABELLE, FL
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3207  70/7/18    CARABELLE,FLA       BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N1428L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ILE DE CHIEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TALLAHASSEE,FLA             CARABELLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE ADVANCE.LNDD SHORT OF RWY IN BUSHES.ENG CHECKED OK LTR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1428L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1428L-1978-07-23), registration cancelled 1978-07-23, S/N M822, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ile De Chien

## Other investigations on N1428L (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA78FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA107), Jul 23, 1978: Beech A23 (N1428L), Inverness, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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