FTW68F0096

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · Lindale, TX · July 22, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1967
Place
Lindale, TX · LINDALE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5994SBeech A23
Status
Completed · report October 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115600

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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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3-2491  67/7/22    LINDALE,TEX         BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N5994S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIDE-A-WAY LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK BRUSH PILE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5994S
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hide-A-Way Lake

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.