# Accident 19901129052169A: Beech A23A, Franklin, NC, November 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Franklin, NC
- Airport: Macon County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1792° N, 83.3803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1792&lon=-83.3803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3696Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3696Q-2014-10-02) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 63 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129052169A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 ATL91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA022), Nov 29, 1990: Beech A23A (N3696Q), Franklin, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. THE PRESENCE OF GUSTING CROSSWINDS WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N3696Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19740830029689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830029689A), Aug 30, 1974: Beech A23A (N3696Q), Colts Neck, NJ, Substantial damage. Rushed apch to avoid adverse wx. Lndd long on 2500FT sod rwy. Overran into corn fld.

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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