# Accident 19730503010129A: Beech B23BEECH, St.Francisvlle, LA, May 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1973
- Place: St.Francisvlle, LA
- Airport: Dipple-Enette
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.7842° N, 91.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Francisville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7842&lon=-91.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7614R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7614R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 46 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730503010129A

## Narrative

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

RWY 3 GENERAL UP SLOPE,CTR HAS ABRUPT RISE OR HILL,ABT 5FT. SOFT SPOTS FROM RECENT RAIN.

## 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 FTW73FRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD19), May 3, 1973: Beech B23 (N7614R), St.Francisvlle, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7614R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980515026099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980515026099I), May 15, 1998: N7614R, Ann Arbor, MI, Minor damage. Pilot departed Ann Arbor and experienced power loss after t.o. returned to field and damaged landing lights. (Runway). Minor damage. Power loss due to loose…

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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