# NTSB FTW73FPA18: Beech A23, N3590R, Lancaster, TX, November 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1972
- Place: Lancaster, TX · LANCASTER, TX
- Location: 32.5921° N, 96.7561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5921&lon=-96.7561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3648  72/11/16   LANCASTER,TEX       BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 591
        TIME - 1900                    N3590R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 541 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANCASTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3590R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3590R-2008-06-06), registration cancelled 2008-06-06, S/N M-782, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- 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
- Airport: Lancaster

## Other investigations on N3590R (2)

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 LAX06FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA055), Dec 12, 2005: Beech A23 (N3590R), Mammoth Lakes, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and, the failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering following the loss of power, which resulted in a stall/spin.
- [NTSB SEA67D0204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0204), Oct 19, 1966: Beech A23 (N3590R), Klamath Fall, OR, destroyed

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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