# NTSB NYC67D0106: Beech 23, N1404L, East Haddam, CT, July 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1966
- Place: East Haddam, CT · EAST HADDAM, CT
- Location: 41.4532° N, 72.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Haddam, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4532&lon=-72.4612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2091  66/7/15    EAST HADDAM CONN    BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 201
        TIME - 1830                    N1404L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HADDAM AIRPARK
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1404L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1404L-2012-06-27), registration cancelled 2012-06-27, S/N M-793, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Haddam Airpark

## Other investigations on N1404L (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 NYC84LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA183), May 23, 1984: Beech A23 (N1404L), Matawan, NJ, 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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