# NTSB NYC72FHM18: Beech A23A, N3696Q, New Paltz, NY, November 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1971
- Place: New Paltz, NY · NEW PALTZ, NY
- Location: 41.7499° N, 74.0797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Paltz, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7499&lon=-74.0797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3696Q-2014-10-02), registration cancelled 2014-10-02, S/N M-1064, built 1967 (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: Stanton

## Other investigations on N3696Q (4)

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 ATL91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA022), Nov 29, 1990: Beech A23A (N3696Q), Franklin, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. THE PRESENCE OF GUSTING CROSSWINDS WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
- [NTSB NYC75DHM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHM06), Aug 30, 1974: Beech A23A (N3696Q), Colts Neck, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73FHJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHJ07), Aug 31, 1972: Beech A23 (N3696Q), Central Islip, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73DHJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHJ05), Jun 27, 1972: Beech A23A (N3696Q), Shirley, NY, 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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