# NTSB FTW72FPM13: Beech A23A, N6942Q, Maramec, OK, November 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1971
- Place: Maramec, OK · MARAMEC, OK
- Location: 36.2419° N, 96.6805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maramec, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2419&lon=-96.6805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4353   71/11/7   MARAMEC,OKLA        BEECH A23A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 305
        TIME - 1600                    N6942Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARAMEC,OKLA                SAND SPRINGS,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM PASTURE,UPHILL,USED FULL ELEVATOR,STALLED,HIT FENCE POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6942Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6942Q), registered now, S/N M-1084, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (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 N6942Q (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 MKC69F0271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0271), Nov 24, 1968: Beech A23A (N6942Q), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

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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