UNK64X0845

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 23 · Woodstown, NJ · March 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 8, 1964
Place
Woodstown, NJ · WOODSTOWN, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2339LBeechcraft 23
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185379

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0570   64/3/8    WOODSTOWN NJ        BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N2339L              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODSTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES                VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N2339L
Reported as
Beechcraft 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Woodstown

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.