# NTSB SEA74FYC14: Beech A23, N4783J, La Grande, OR, September 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1973
- Place: La Grande, OR · LA GRANDE, OR
- Location: 45.3240° N, 118.0855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grande, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3240&lon=-118.0855&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FYC14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4783J-1973-10-25), registration cancelled 1973-10-25, S/N MB-219 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (registry code 1151212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: La Grande

## 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 19730910029719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730910029719A), Sep 10, 1973: Beech A2319, La Grande, OR, Destroyed. Nse gr collapsed. Acft exploded.

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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