# NTSB LAX68F0335: Beech A23, N3589R, March Field, CA, February 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1968
- Place: March Field, CA · MARCH FIELD, CA
- Location: 33.9000° N, 117.2550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of March Field, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9000&lon=-117.2550&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0335
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0335

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0514  68/2/17    MARCH FIELD,CALIF   BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 105
        TIME - 1615                    N3589R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- PROPELLER SHAFT SHEARED,PROPELLER NOT FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3589R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3589R-1971-03-09), registration cancelled 1971-03-09, S/N M-877 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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