# NTSB MIA67D0553: Beech A23A, N2312W, Butler, GA, April 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1967
- Place: Butler, GA · BUTLER, GA
- Location: 32.5572° N, 84.2373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5572&lon=-84.2373&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0553
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0553

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1372  67/4/23    BUTLER,GA           BEECH A23A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 116
        TIME - 1445                    N2312W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- PLT SELECTED RNWY WITH 90 DEG 20 KT CROSSWIND. INTO-WIND TURF RNWY COVERED WITH HIGH GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2312W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2312W-2014-09-16), registration cancelled 2014-09-16, S/N M-905, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (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: Butler Airport

## Other investigations on N2312W (2)

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 MIA93LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA116), May 4, 1993: Beech A23A (N2312W), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REQUEST WINDS ALOFT DURING…
- [NTSB FTW75FPD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPD40), May 14, 1975: Beech A23A (N2312W), Fort Worth, TX, 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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