# NTSB MKC71DCD26: Beech A-23, N9107T, Whiting, IA, September 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1970
- Place: Whiting, IA · WHITING, IA
- Location: 42.1272° N, 96.1507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whiting, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1272&lon=-96.1507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3612   70/9/3    WHITING,IOWA        BEECH A-23          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N9107T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITING
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PORPOISED,BROKE NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9107T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9107T), registered now, S/N MB-377, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A-23
- Registry model: [Beech 19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (registry code 1151214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whiting

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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