# NTSB FTW69F0219: Beech A23, N6970Q, Groom, TX, October 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1968
- Place: Groom, TX · GROOM, TX
- Location: 35.2077° N, 101.1055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groom, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2077&lon=-101.1055&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0219
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0219

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3185   68/10/6   GROOM,TEX           BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N6970Q              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 30, 700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GROOM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- RT WHEEL HIT A HOLE ON STRIP SWERVED ACFT INTO FENCE.GRASS 7-10 INS HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6970Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6970Q), registered now, S/N MB-317, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech 19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (registry code 1151214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Groom

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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