# NTSB MKC70F0085: Beech A23-24, N6129N, Tecumseh, NE, July 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1969
- Place: Tecumseh, NE · TECUMSEH, NE
- Location: 40.3718° N, 96.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3718&lon=-96.1887&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2231  69/7/19    TECUMSEH,NEBR       BEECH A23-24        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 375
        TIME - 2015                    N6129N              PX-  0  1  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TECUMSEH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- VISUAL ILLUSION CREATED BY UP SLOPE IN THE APPROACH TERRAIN CAUSED PILOT TO MISJUDGE HIS ALTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6129N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6129N-1982-04-14), registration cancelled 1982-04-14, S/N MA-344 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tecumseh

## Other investigations on N6129N (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 NYC81FNC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC06), Nov 16, 1980: Beech A23-24 (N6129N), Manchester, NH, substantial damage

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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