# NTSB MKC70F0246: Beech A23, N3560R, Coleman, SD, September 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1969
- Place: Coleman, SD · COLEMAN, SD
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0246
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0246

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4034  69/9/30    COLEMAN,S DAK       BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 327
        TIME - 1330                    N3560R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLEMAN,S DAK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- AIRBORNE,LOST POWER ACFT SETTLED,STRUCK TOP WIRE OF FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3560R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3560R-2024-02-13), registration cancelled 2024-02-13, S/N M-732, 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

## Other investigations on N3560R (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 MKC74DER52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER52), Jun 3, 1974: Beech A23 (N3560R), Sleepy Eye, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0283), Oct 5, 1966: Beech 23 (N3560R), Lawrence, KS, 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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