# Accident 19760323020469A: Beech A23A, Goliad, TX, March 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1976
- Place: Goliad, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 28.6711° N, 97.3926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goliad, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6711&lon=-97.3926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2315W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2315W-1976-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 713 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76AF078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760323020469A

## Narrative

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

VACUUM PUMP INOP. PLT LOST CTL. ACFT 246 LBS OVR MAX GROSS WT, 1.39 INCHES BEYOND AFT CG LIMITS.

## 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 FTW76AF078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF078), Mar 23, 1976: Beech A23A (N2315W), Goliad, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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