# NTSB CHI68D0624: Beech A23-24, N3666Q, Owensboro, KY, February 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1968
- Place: Owensboro, KY · OWENSBORO, KY
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0624
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0624

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0437  68/2/25    OWENSBORO,KY        BEECH A23-24        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N3666Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWENSBORO DAVIESS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STRUCK N8181S,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.EXPERIENCE WITH VERNIER TYPE THROTTLE SLIGHTLY OVER ONE HOUR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3666Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3666Q), registered now, S/N MA-253, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Owensboro Daviess

## Other investigations on N3666Q (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 IAD75DLQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLQ23), May 5, 1975: Beech A23 (N3666Q), Mannington, KY, substantial damage

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.

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