# NTSB FTW68D0071: Beech 23, N3520R, Mustang, OK, July 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1967
- Place: Mustang, OK · MUSTANG, OK
- Location: 35.3929° N, 97.7273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mustang, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3929&lon=-97.7273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2282   67/7/7    MUSTANG,OKLA        BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5000
        TIME - 1940                    N3520R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TAKEOFFS MADE ON CLOVER FIELD.3RD T/O,ACFT DIDNOT ACCELERATE DUE CLOVER JAMMED BETWEEN BRAKE PUCKS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3520R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3520R-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N M-674, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 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

## Other investigations on N3520R (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 MKC90LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA066), Mar 17, 1990: Beech A23 (N3520R), Fordyce, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER'S INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH THE FLIGHT BY SEIZING THE CONTROLS AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE.

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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