# Accident 19730817024659A: Beech A23A, Throckmorton, TX, August 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1973
- Place: Throckmorton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.1821° N, 99.1798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Throckmorton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1821&lon=-99.1798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3695Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3695Q-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 82 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730817024659A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATTMPTD TKOF FROM FLD.GR HIT HOLE & ACFT SWERVED INTO FENCE.

## 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 FTW74DPD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD08), Aug 17, 1973: Beech A23A (N3695Q), Throckmorton, TX, 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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