UNK64X0174

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 23 · Boca Raton, FL · January 6, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 6, 1964
Place
Boca Raton, FL · BOCA RATON, FL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8747MBeechcraft 23
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118873

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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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2-0036   64/1/6    BOCA RATON FLA      BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 236
        TIME - 1400                    N8747M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOCA RATON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND

Aircraft

Registration
N8747M
Reported as
Beechcraft 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boca Raton

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.