# Accident 19750514015729A: Beech A23A, Fort Worth, TX, May 14, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1975
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Russell Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2312W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2312W-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,189 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FPD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPD40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750514015729A

## Narrative

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

L WNG TIP DROPPED AT TOUCHDOWN AND DUG INTO RUNWAY FUEL SEL POS ON EMPTY TANK AT TKOF.

## 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 FTW75FPD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPD40), May 14, 1975: Beech A23A (N2312W), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2312W (1)

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

- [Accident 19930504012259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930504012259A), May 4, 1993: Beech A23A (N2312W), Ft Myers, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach to fmy. Crash landed on airport taxiway. No usable fuel on board.

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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