# NTSB NYC72FIA10: Beech A23-24, N5773V, Lexington Park, MD, December 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1971
- Place: Lexington Park, MD · LEXINGTON PARK, MD
- Location: 38.2494° N, 76.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington Park, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2494&lon=-76.4435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FIA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FIA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4388  71/12/20   LEXINGTON PARK,MD   BEECH A23-24        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 4485
        TIME - 0745                    N5773V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARK HALL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                  LEXINGTON PARK,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           44                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND CALM,1ST T/D LONG,WENT ARND,RVRSD CRS LNDD FRM OTR DIR DUE LO CLG.RWY WET,UN STOP,HIT FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5773V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5773V-1972-10-04), registration cancelled 1972-10-04, S/N MA-27 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Park Hall

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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