# NTSB SEA68F0173: Beech A23, Woodburn, OR, September 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1967
- Place: Woodburn, OR · WOODBURN, OR
- Location: 45.1470° N, 122.8611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodburn, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1470&lon=-122.8611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0173
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0173

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0021  67/9/18    WOODBURN,OREG       BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1320                    CF-VVH              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  55, 304 TOTAL HOURS, 48
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANK BUCK STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM 1100 FT GRASS STRIP OVER POWER LINES 70 FT HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-VVH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Frank Buck Strip

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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