UNK64X3628

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft M23 · Liberal, KS · August 27, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 27, 1964
Place
Liberal, KS · LIBERAL, KS
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2303QBeechcraft M23
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181943

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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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3-2651  64/8/27    LIBERAL KANS        BEECHCRAFT M23      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 374
        TIME - 1130                    N2303Q              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS

Aircraft

Registration
N2303Q
Reported as
Beechcraft M23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.