# Accident 19730909030139A: Beech A23, Owensboro, KY, September 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Owensboro, KY
- Airport: Owensboro Davies
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 37.7572° N, 87.1174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owensboro, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7572&lon=-87.1174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3524R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3524R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 36 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DLQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909030139A

## Narrative

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

SCATTERED CLDS AT 500FT VIS 1 1/2MI,PLT CONCERNED WITH WX.DROPPED TO RWY IN NOSE HI ATTITUDE.

## 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 IAD74DLQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ07), Sep 9, 1973: Beech A23 (N3524R), Owensboro, KY, 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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