# NTSB MIA74AM074: Beech A23A, N3655Q, Brooks, GA, February 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1974
- Place: Brooks, GA · BROOKS, GA
- Location: 33.2933° N, 84.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooks, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2933&lon=-84.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0529  74/2/24    BROOKS,GA           BEECH A23A          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1108                    N3655Q              PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 1850 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABERNATHY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEACHTREE CITY,GA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PRIVATE STRIP.50FT RISE LAST 1000FT.LNDD LONG,UN TO CLEAR WIRES.PLT AT CTLS UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3655Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3655Q-1974-04-10), registration cancelled 1974-04-10, S/N M-1038 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Abernathy

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740224004629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740224004629A), Feb 24, 1974: Beech A23A, Brooks, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Private strip.50FT rise last 1000FT.lndd long,un to clear wires. Plt at ctls unk.

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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