# NTSB MIA66F0173: Beechcraft A23, N3500R, Fernandina Bc, FL, August 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1965
- Place: Fernandina Bc, FL · FERNANDINA BC, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0173
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0173

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2310   65/8/4    FERNANDINA BC FLA   BEECHCRAFT A23      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1005                    N3500R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FERNANDINA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3500R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3500R-1972-09-21), registration cancelled 1972-09-21, S/N M-650 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fernandina

## Other investigations on N3500R (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 CHI72AC047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC047), Nov 25, 1971: Beech A23 (N3500R), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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