# NTSB MIA67A0023: Beech A23, N3517R, North Atlantic (Atlantic Ocean), August 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1966
- Place: North Atlantic (Atlantic Ocean) · NORTH ATLANTIC, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0873  66/8/12    NORTH ATLANTIC      BEECH A23           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 110
        TIME - 1227                    N3517R              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT SANK IN OCEAN 15 MILES WNW NASSAU BWI. PLANE,PILOT AND 2 PX,NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3517R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3517R-2012-04-23), registration cancelled 2012-04-23, S/N M-672, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3517R (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 DEN67D0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0078), Jul 29, 1966: Beech A23 (N3517R), Evanston, WY, 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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