# NTSB NYC66D0397: Beechcraft A-23, N3534R, Princeton, NJ, December 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1965
- Place: Princeton, NJ · PRINCETON, NJ
- Location: 40.3582° N, 74.6667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3582&lon=-74.6667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0397

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3648  65/12/10   PRINCETON NJ        BEECHCRAFT A-23     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N3534R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3534R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3534R-1982-02-26), registration cancelled 1982-02-26, S/N M-704, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A-23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Princeton

## Other investigations on N3534R (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 NYC78DHA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA19), Mar 19, 1978: Beech A23 (N3534R), Sussex, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0694](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0694), May 21, 1966: Beech A23 (N3534R), Colts Neck, NJ, 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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