NYC72DHA28

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B23 · Doylestown, PA · December 26, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 26, 1971
Place
Doylestown, PA · DOYLESTOWN, PA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6127NBeech B23
Status
Completed · report May 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164394

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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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3-3736  71/12/26   DOYLESTOWN,PA       BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 119
        TIME - 1415                    N6127N              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL BUCKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOYLESTOWN,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- HIT FENCE ABOUT 100 FT SHORT OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6127N
Reported as
Beech B23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Central Bucks

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.