- Date
- February 28, 1973
- Place
- Gardendale, AL · GARDENDALE, AL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3650QBeech A23
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730228003349A
- Case key
- 170431
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0538 73/2/28 GARDENDALE,ALA BEECH A23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 400 TIME - 1110 N3650Q PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,GA MEMPHIS,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- APRX 7IN PROP BLADE TIP MISSING.DRG APCH HIT TRAFFIC LIGHT CABLE ACFT SWERVED L WING HIT AUTO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3650Q
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3650Q · 1
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