# Accident 19730228003349A: Beech A2319, Gardendale, AL, February 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1973
- Place: Gardendale, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.6774° N, 86.8136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gardendale, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6774&lon=-86.8136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3650Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3650Q-1973-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 39 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FKJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKJ41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730228003349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

APRX 7IN PROP BLADE TIP MISSING.DRG APCH HIT TRAFFIC LIGHT CABLE ACFT SWERVED L WING HIT AUTO.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA73FKJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKJ41), Feb 28, 1973: Beech A23 (N3650Q), Gardendale, AL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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