# NTSB NYC71DFM26: Beech A23-19, N3623Q, Simsbury, CT, January 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1971
- Place: Simsbury, CT · SIMSBURY, CT
- Location: 41.8759° N, 72.8012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simsbury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8759&lon=-72.8012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0633  71/1/24    SIMSBURY,CONN       BEECH A23-19        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 110
        TIME - 0900                    N3623Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMSBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WORCHESTER,MASS             SIMSBURY,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3623Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3623Q-2004-01-23), registration cancelled 2004-01-23, S/N MB-286, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-19
- Registry model: [Beech A23-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (registry code 1151212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Simsbury

## Other investigations on N3623Q (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 NYC71DFM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFM28), Aug 7, 1970: Beech A23-19 (N3623Q), Worcester, MA, 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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