NYC67D0137

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 23 · Block Island, RI · July 15, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1966
Place
Block Island, RI · BLOCK ISLAND, RI
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2370LBeech 23
Status
Completed · report September 13, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122008

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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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3-1963  66/7/15    BLOCK ISLAND RI     BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 246
        TIME - 1832                    N2370L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOCK ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N2370L
Reported as
Beech 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Block Island

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.