# NTSB NYC72AN160: Beech A23-24, N3627Q, Sapphire, NC, June 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1972
- Place: Sapphire, NC · SAPPHIRE, NC
- Location: 35.1070° N, 83.0029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sapphire, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1070&lon=-83.0029&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN160

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0957  72/6/25    SAPPHIRE,NC         BEECH A23-24        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 203
        TIME - 1200                    N3627Q              PX-  3  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHEVILLE,NC                RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT TREES WHILE ON FLT TO LOOK AT LAND. ACFT NEAR GROSS WT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3627Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3627Q-1972-08-11), registration cancelled 1972-08-11, S/N MA-211 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3627Q (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 MIA68F0292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0292), Dec 5, 1967: Beech A23 (N3627Q), Chamblee, GA, 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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