# NTSB DEN68D0006: Beech A23A, N2303W, Santa Fe, NM, June 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1967
- Place: Santa Fe, NM · SANTA FE, NM
- Location: 35.6870° N, 105.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6870&lon=-105.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1891   67/6/4    SANTA FE,N MEX      BEECH A23A          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 0753                    N2303W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA FE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2303W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2303W-1974-02-26), registration cancelled 1974-02-26, S/N M904 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Fe County

## Other investigations on N2303W (2)

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 CHI74AC054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC054), Dec 28, 1973: Beech A23A (N2303W), Cabery, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB DEN67F0123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0123), Oct 26, 1966: Beech A23 (N2303W), Albuquerque, NM, 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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