- Date
- July 23, 1967
- Place
- Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2323WBeech A23
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115202
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2785 67/7/23 LEXINGTON,KY BEECH A23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 431 TIME - 1450 N2323W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- UNKNOWN STICKY THICK STRINGY SUBSTANCE IN BOTTOM OF OIL PAN EXTENDED UP TO OIL PUMP INTAKE PIPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2323W
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2323WRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Beech A23AAirframe modelBeech A23AEngine modelContinental IO-346 series
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