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CHI83LA443

1983-09-26 · EATON RAPIDS, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 60G

Current FAA registration · N5671S

Make / Model
BEECH A23-19
Year of manufacture
1966 · 17 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19660719
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A74377

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A HARD LANDING. THE LANDING WAS ON A 2600 FT TURF STRIP. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTERTHE ACFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES DURING LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT THEN SLID INTO A POST NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA443.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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