FTW69D0342

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · Spearsville, LA · December 22, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 22, 1968
Place
Spearsville, LA · SPEARSVILLE, LA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2396LBeech A23
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107395

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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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3-4277  68/12/22   SPEARSVILLE,LA      BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 221
        TIME - 1600                    N2396L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RISINGER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N2396L
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Risinger

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.