# NTSB FTW74DPD08: Beech A23A, N3695Q, Throckmorton, TX, August 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1973
- Place: Throckmorton, TX · THROCKMORTON, TX
- Location: 33.1821° N, 99.1798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Throckmorton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1821&lon=-99.1798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DPD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2046  73/8/17  NR.THROCKMORTON,TEX   BEECH A23A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 154
        TIME - 1600                    N3695Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         THROCKMORTON,TEX             MINERAL WELLS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD TKOF FROM FLD.GR HIT HOLE & ACFT SWERVED INTO FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3695Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3695Q-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N M-1063 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730817024659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730817024659A), Aug 17, 1973: Beech A23A, Throckmorton, TX, Substantial damage. Plt attmptd tkof from fld. Gr hit hole & acft swerved into fence.

## Other investigations on N3695Q (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 FTW68F0383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0383), Dec 8, 1967: Beech A23 (N3695Q), Alief, TX, 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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