# NTSB MIA81DKJ13: Beech C-24R, N5070M, Crestview, FL, July 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1981
- Place: Crestview, FL · CRESTVIEW, FL
- Location: 30.7479° N, 86.5793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crestview, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7479&lon=-86.5793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124507
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DKJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2169  81/7/23    CRESTVIEW,FL        BEECH C-24R         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4160
        TIME - 1805                    N5070M              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESTVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESTVIEW,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5070M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5070M-1982-11-13), registration cancelled 1982-11-13, S/N MC589 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-24R
- Registry model: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crestview

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810723043939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723043939A), Jul 23, 1981: Beech C24R, Crestview, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft stalled and crashed during final approach for landing.

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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