# NTSB NYC69F0059: Beech A23A, N3678Q, Waynesburg, PA, July 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1968
- Place: Waynesburg, PA · WAYNESBURG, PA
- Location: 39.8983° N, 80.1855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8983&lon=-80.1855&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2141   68/7/3    WAYNESBURG,PA       BEECH A23A          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N3678Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3678Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3678Q-1991-05-09), registration cancelled 1991-05-09, S/N M1050 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greene County

## Other investigations on N3678Q (1)

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 ATL86FEK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FEK07), Aug 30, 1986: Beech A23A (N3678Q), Marysville, OH, 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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