# NTSB NYC73DHJ05: Beech A23A, N3696Q, Shirley, NY, June 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1972
- Place: Shirley, NY · SHIRLEY, NY
- Location: 40.7936° N, 72.8759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shirley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7936&lon=-72.8759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DHJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2233  72/6/27    SHIRLEY,NY          BEECH A23A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N3696Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 40, 3612 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            405 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUFFOLK COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          S                           SUFFOLK COUNTY ARPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- HIT MARKER BOX.
```

## 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: Suffolk County

## 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 NYC72FHM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHM18), Nov 28, 1971: Beech A23A (N3696Q), New Paltz, 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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