# NTSB FTW66D0323: Beechcraft M-23, N3551R, Afton, LA, September 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1965
- Place: Afton, LA · AFTON, LA
- Location: 32.2449° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afton, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2449&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0323
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0323

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2801  65/9/20    AFTON  LA           BEECHCRAFT M-23     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N3551R              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 3297 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            211 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED BEARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3551R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3551R-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N M-723, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT M-23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Red Beard

## Other investigations on N3551R (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 LAX90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA037), Nov 18, 1989: Beech A23 (N3551R), Reedley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCE LANDING.

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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