# NTSB FTW78FPA16: Beech A23-19, N5086T, Ivanhoe, TX, March 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1978
- Place: Ivanhoe, TX · IVANHOE, TX
- Location: 30.6796° N, 94.4140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ivanhoe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6796&lon=-94.4140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0219  78/3/14    IVANHOE,TX          BEECH A23-19        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N5086T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERTS FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IVANHOE,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5086T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5086T-1981-12-28), registration cancelled 1981-12-28, S/N MB341 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-19
- Registry model: [Beech 19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (registry code 1151214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roberts Farm

## 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 19780314003369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780314003369A), Mar 14, 1978: Beech A2319, Ivanhoe, TX, 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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