# NTSB NYC71DNE31: Beech A23-19, N6949Q, Windsor Lks, CT, April 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1971
- Place: Windsor Lks, CT · WINDSOR LKS, CT
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DNE31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DNE31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1412  71/4/27    WINDSOR LKS,CONN    BEECH A23-19        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N6949Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY INTL.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDSOR LKS,CONN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     340
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RWY 33 AVBLE FOR LIGHT ACFT.PLT ELECTED TO LND RWY 6.TWR GAVE WIND DIR AND VELOCITY DRG APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6949Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6949Q-1975-10-06), registration cancelled 1975-10-06, S/N MB-306 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-19
- Registry model: [Beech 19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (registry code 1151214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradley Intl.

## Other investigations on N6949Q (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 NYC75FNE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE26), Jan 22, 1975: Beech A23 (N6949Q), Simsbury, CT, 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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