# NTSB NYC70D0053: Beech A-23, N3656Q, Worcester, MA, June 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1969
- Place: Worcester, MA · WORCESTER, MA
- Location: 42.2626° N, 71.8023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worcester, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2626&lon=-71.8023&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2817   69/6/2    WORCESTER,MASS      BEECH A-23          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N3656Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WORCESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WORCESTER,MASS              WORCESTER,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DIVERTED ATTN TO PARKED ACFT R WING STRUCK A FIRE HYDRANT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3656Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3656Q-2017-10-24), registration cancelled 2017-10-24, S/N M-1040, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A-23
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (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: Worcester

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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