NYC69D0166

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · Robbinsville, NJ · August 21, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1968
Place
Robbinsville, NJ · ROBBINSVILLE, NJ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8859MBeech A23
Status
Completed · report November 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108505

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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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3-3376  68/8/21    ROBBINSVILLE,NJ     BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 287
        TIME - 2020                    N8859M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRENTON-ROBBINSVI
        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
N8859M
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Trenton-Robbinsvi

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.