NYC66F0715

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 23 · Flushing, NY · May 21, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 21, 1966
Place
Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2393QBeech 23
Status
Completed · report August 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171771

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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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3-1385  66/5/21    FLUSHING NY         BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 180
        TIME - 1032                    N2393Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GUARDIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE

Aircraft

Registration
N2393Q
Reported as
Beech 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
La Guardia

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.