# NTSB NYC72DHM37: Beech A23A, N7962L, Rhinebeck, NY, March 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1972
- Place: Rhinebeck, NY · RHINEBECK, NY
- Location: 41.9288° N, 73.9103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rhinebeck, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9288&lon=-73.9103&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DHM37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DHM37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1028  72/3/26    RHINEBECK,NY        BEECH A23A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 323
        TIME - 1325                    N7962L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD RHINEBECK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RHINEBECK,NY                TETERBORO,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT SURFACE,LFT GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7962L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7962L), registered now, S/N M-998, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- 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: Old Rhinebeck

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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