# NTSB SEA70F0078: Beech A23-24, N3629Q, Belgrade, MT, September 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1969
- Place: Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
- Location: 45.7827° N, 111.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belgrade, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7827&lon=-111.1783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70F0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70F0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3733   69/9/3    BELGRADE,MONT       BEECH A23-24        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 314
        TIME - 1450                    N3629Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLATIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BOULDER,COLO                ANCHORAGE,ALAS               BOZEMAN,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    7500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3629Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3629Q-2018-01-18), registration cancelled 2018-01-18, S/N MA-224, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gallatin

## Other investigations on N3629Q (1)

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 CEN12LA649](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA649), Sep 19, 2012: Beechcraft A23-24 (N3629Q), Tell City, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper touchdown point during landing and the resultant runway excursion during the aborted landing.

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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