# NTSB MIA67D0501: Beech A23, N1494L, Rogersville, TN, April 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1967
- Place: Rogersville, TN · ROGERSVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.4083° N, 83.0042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rogersville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4083&lon=-83.0042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0501
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0501

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1396  67/4/30    ROGERSVILLE,TENN    BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N1494L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STIPES STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        REMARKS- NOTAM 4/27/67-5/11/67 STATES ROGERSVILLE,STIPES STRIP- CLSD UFN. CLOSED ARPT NOT PROPERLY MARKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1494L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1494L-2018-01-11), registration cancelled 2018-01-11, S/N M-894, built 1966 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stipes Strip

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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