NYC67A0152

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 23 · Naushon Isl, MA · April 30, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 30, 1967
Place
Naushon Isl, MA · NAUSHON ISL, MA
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N8728MBeech 23
Status
Completed · report September 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117839

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0361  67/4/30    NAUSHON ISL,MASS    BEECH 23            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 484
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8728M              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRICTION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- R AND L AILERON CTL ARM ASSEMBLIES-INNER AND OUTER BUSHINGS P/N S 169-524000-33,169-524020-7,FROZN

Aircraft

Registration
N8728M
Reported as
Beech 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.