NYC66F0628

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A23 · Augusta, ME · April 17, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 17, 1966
Place
Augusta, ME · AUGUSTA, ME
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3512RBeechcraft A23
Status
Completed · report June 7, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172035

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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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3-0852  66/4/17    AUGUSTA ME          BEECHCRAFT A23      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1610                    N3512R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUGUSTA STATE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE

Aircraft

Registration
N3512R
Reported as
Beechcraft A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Augusta State

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.