# NTSB CHI75AC071: Beech A23, N3662Q, Troy, OH, March 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1975
- Place: Troy, OH · TROY, OH
- Location: 40.0446° N, 84.2241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0446&lon=-84.2241&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0609  75/3/22    TROY,OH             BEECH A23           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2130                    N3662Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TROY SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROY,OH                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOTS BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 207 MG PCT.HIT 80FT TALL TREES SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3662Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3662Q-1975-05-16), registration cancelled 1975-05-16, S/N MA-244 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Troy Skypark

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750322006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750322006689A), Mar 22, 1975: Beech A2324, Troy, OH, Destroyed. Pilots blood alcohol lvl 207 mg pct. Hit 80FT tall trees short of rwy.

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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