MIA79FKJ36

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C-23 · Birmingham, AL · May 1, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 1, 1979
Place
Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9186SBeech C-23
Status
Completed · report May 30, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790501026839A
Case key
136508

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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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3-0551   79/5/1    BIRMINGHAM,AL       BEECH C-23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1503                    N9186S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,AL               BIRMINGHAM,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N9186S
Reported as
Beech C-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Birmingham Muni

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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.