FTW67D0209

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 23 · Lake Texoma, OK · August 31, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 31, 1966
Place
Lake Texoma, OK · LAKE TEXOMA, OK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2310LBeech 23
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121093

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2506  66/8/31    LAKE TEXOMA OKLA    BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 120
        TIME - 1515                    N2310L              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM ROAD OF INSUFFICIENT LENGTH.

Aircraft

Registration
N2310L
Reported as
Beech 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.