- Date
- August 31, 1972
- Place
- Central Islip, NY · CENTRAL ISLIP, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3696QBeech A23
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168182
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3915 72/8/31 CENTRAL ISLIP,NY BEECH A23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 240 TIME - 1555 N3696Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORWOOD,MASS FARMINGDALE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG TO PUMP COUPLER P/N631263.BOOST PUMP NOT USED.NO FLAP LDG ON SOFT TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3696Q
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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 NYC73DHJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedShirley, NYNTSB NYC72FHM18Accident · No injuriesClosedNew Paltz, NY