# NTSB NYC65F0225: Beechcraft B-23, N8720M, Smyrna, DE, May 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1965
- Place: Smyrna, DE · SMYRNA, DE
- Location: 39.2953° N, 75.6087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smyrna, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2953&lon=-75.6087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0225
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0225

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1149  65/5/20    SMYRNA DEL          BEECHCRAFT B-23     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1650                    N8720M              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 2740 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            601 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMYRNA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8720M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8720M), registered now, S/N M-509, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B-23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (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: Smyrna

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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