SEA74FYC14

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · La Grande, OR · September 10, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 10, 1973
Place
La Grande, OR · LA GRANDE, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4783JBeech A23
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730910029719A
Case key
188242

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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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3-3223  73/9/10    LA GRANDE,OREG      BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N4783J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GRANDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA GRANDE,OREG              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NSE GR COLLAPSED. ACFT EXPLODED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4783J
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
La Grande

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.