MIA67A0103

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · Hattiesburg, MS · March 31, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 31, 1967
Place
Hattiesburg, MS · HATTIESBURG, MS
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2345WBeech A23
Status
Completed · report July 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117715

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0138  67/3/31    HATTIESBURG,MISS    BEECH A23           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1922
        TIME - 1612                    N2345W              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMP SHELBY AAF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4-1-67.

Aircraft

Registration
N2345W
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Camp Shelby Aaf

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.