- Date
- November 28, 1971
- Place
- New Paltz, NY · NEW PALTZ, NY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3696QBeech A23A
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164371
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3695 71/11/28 NEW PALTZ,NY BEECH A23A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 274 TIME - 1545 N3696Q PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STANTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGDALE,NY NEW PALTZ,NY 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: OTHER WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 3500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND HAZE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- OILED GRAVEL RWY 30FT WIDE,WET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3696Q
- Reported as
- Beech A23A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stanton
N3696QRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2014 · Beech A23AAirframe modelBeech A23AEngine modelContinental IO-346 series
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Other investigations on N3696Q · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL91LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFranklin, NCThe pilots failure to maintain directional control during landing. The presence of gusting crosswinds was a factor in the accident.NTSB NYC75DHM06Accident · No injuriesClosedColts Neck, NJNTSB NYC73FHJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedCentral Islip, NYNTSB NYC73DHJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedShirley, NY