- Date
- March 25, 1966
- Place
- Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2385WBeech A-23
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173303
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0775 66/3/25 AMARILLO TEX BEECH A-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N2385W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 26, 887 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 6 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2385W
- Reported as
- Beech A-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2385WRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Beech A23-19Airframe modelBeech A23-19Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N2385W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW84LA196Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGuthrie, OKWhile on final approach the acft descended below the desired glidepath. When the plt added pwr, the engine did not respond. The acft touched down hard and short of the rwy after which the left wing contacted a tree. The plt stated he did not use carb heat…NTSB FTW70D0131Accident · No injuriesClosedAmarillo, TX