# NTSB NYC73DNC51: Beech A23A, N202GS, Claremont, NH, February 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: Claremont, NH · CLAREMONT, NH
- Location: 43.3767° N, 72.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Claremont, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3767&lon=-72.3468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNC51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0001   73/2/4    CLAREMONT,NH        BEECH A23A          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 680
        TIME - 1115                    N202GS              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAREMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WORCESTER,MASS              CLAREMONT,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- RUNWAY,ICE PATCHES WATER CVRD.PLT UNAW OF FLD COND.AFTER T/D ACFT VEERED,PLT COR,SKIDDED OTR DIR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N202GS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202GS-2021-02-23), registration cancelled 2021-02-23, S/N M-963, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Claremont

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730204001519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204001519A), Feb 4, 1973: Beech A23A, Claremont, NH, Substantial damage. Runway,ice patches water cvrd. Plt unaw of fld cond. After t/d acft veered,plt cor,skidded otr dir.

## Other investigations on N202GS (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 NYC67F0493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0493), Feb 3, 1967: Beech A23 (N202GS), Worcester, MA, 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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