NYC68D0498

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · Cape Vincent, NY · April 14, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 14, 1968
Place
Cape Vincent, NY · CAPE VINCENT, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3535RBeech A23
Status
Completed · report July 8, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110970

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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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3-1338  68/4/14    CAPE VINCENT,NY     BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 235
        TIME - 1150                    N3535R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM HAY FIELD USING 25 DEG OF FLAPS.

Aircraft

Registration
N3535R
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.