# NTSB FTW73FRD19: Beech B23, N7614R, St.Francisvlle, LA, May 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1973
- Place: St.Francisvlle, LA · ST.FRANCISVLLE, LA
- Location: 30.7842° N, 91.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Francisville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7842&lon=-91.3764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0935   73/5/3    ST.FRANCISVLLE,LA   BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 207
        TIME - 1545                    N7614R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIPPLE-ENETTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.FRANCISVLLE,LA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RWY 3 GENERAL UP SLOPE,CTR HAS ABRUPT RISE OR HILL,ABT 5FT. SOFT SPOTS FROM RECENT RAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7614R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7614R), registered now, S/N M-1237, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Registry model: [Beech B23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (registry code 1151240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dipple-Enette

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730503010129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730503010129A), May 3, 1973: Beech B23BEECH, St.Francisvlle, LA, Substantial damage. Rwy 3 general up slope,ctr has abrupt rise or hill,abt 5FT. Soft spots from recent rain.

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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