# NTSB DIA69F0031: Beech A23-24, N5975S, Petersburg, WV, July 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1968
- Place: Petersburg, WV · PETERSBURG, WV
- Location: 38.9957° N, 79.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9957&lon=-79.1277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1993  68/7/21    PETERSBURG,W VA     BEECH A23-24        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N5975S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF MADE WITH STABILATOR TRIM IN FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5975S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5975S-1971-10-28), registration cancelled 1971-10-28, S/N MA-45, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Petersburg

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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