# NTSB MIA72DKJ65: Beech A23, N3532R, Catherine, AL, June 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1972
- Place: Catherine, AL · CATHERINE, AL
- Location: 32.1862° N, 87.4700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Catherine, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1862&lon=-87.4700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKJ65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2173  72/6/28    CATHERINE,ALA       BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 430
        TIME - 1700                    N3532R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CATHERINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAVERLEY,TENN               MONROEVILLE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF ON ROAD,HIT BUSHES AFTER PRIOR FORCED LDG DUE FUEL STARVATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3532R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3532R-1973-09-04), registration cancelled 1973-09-04, S/N M-690, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Catherine

## Other investigations on N3532R (3)

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 MIA69D0194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0194), Aug 17, 1968: Beech A23 (N3532R), Chattahoochee, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW68F0358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0358), Nov 1, 1967: Beech A23 (N3532R), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66D0067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0067), Jun 26, 1965: Beechcraft 23 (N3532R), Wayside, 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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