# NTSB UNK64X3754: Beechcraft 23, N8703M, Richmond Hgt, OH, September 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1964
- Place: Richmond Hgt, OH · RICHMOND HGT, OH
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3754
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3754

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2747   64/9/3    RICHMOND HGT OHIO   BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N8703M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUYAHOGA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8703M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8703M-1975-05-02), registration cancelled 1975-05-02, S/N M-487 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cuyahoga County

## Other investigations on N8703M (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 CHI73DEI51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEI51), Jun 20, 1973: Beech A23 (N8703M), Northfield, OH, 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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