# NTSB NYC67D0518: Beech A23, N3550R, Easton, PA, January 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1967
- Place: Easton, PA · EASTON, PA
- Location: 40.6861° N, 75.2181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6861&lon=-75.2181&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0518
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0518

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0292  67/1/30    EASTON,PA           BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N3550R              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 51, 4800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED BACK TO RNWY,STRUCK FROZEN RUT AS TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3550R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3550R-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N M-725, 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
- Airport: Easton

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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