# Accident 20130613010629A: Beech A23, Oxford, NC, June 13, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2013, 10:08 local time
- Place: Oxford, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3617° N, 78.5292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3617&lon=-78.5292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3542R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3542R-2015-05-12) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-346 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130613010629A

## Narrative

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

THIS OFFICE ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 HOURS TO INVESTIGATE N3452R. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD TEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND BREAKING OFF THE LEFT WING FLAP CONNECTING ROD. ON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON CHECKING THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK THERE WAS A SUFFICIENT  QUANTITY TO TAKE A SUMP SAMPLE FOR CONTAINMENTS, NONE NOTED.  THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT QUANTITY TO TAKE A SUMP SAMPLE.

## 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 ERA13LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA285), Jun 13, 2013: Beech A23 (N3542R), Oxford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure to comply with an airworthiness directive by maintenance personnel and incorrect reinstallation of the fuel selector handle by unknown personnel, which resulted in fuel starvation.

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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