# NTSB NYC69D0217: Beech A23, N1493L, Rochester, NH, October 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1968
- Place: Rochester, NH · ROCHESTER, NH
- Location: 43.3045° N, 70.9756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3045&lon=-70.9756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0217
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0217

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3697   68/10/9   ROCHESTER,NH        BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N1493L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HAVEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1493L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1493L-1973-12-05), registration cancelled 1973-12-05, S/N M-893 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Haven

## Other investigations on N1493L (2)

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 CHI73FEA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEA38), Jun 13, 1973: Beech 23 (N1493L), Lanesville, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC67F0083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0083), Jul 21, 1966: Beech A23 (N1493L), Manchester, NH, 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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