Beechcraft B23 N6138N
5 August 1971 · Stow, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 August 1971, a Beechcraft B23 registered N6138N, operated by Atlantic Aviat, was involved in an accident during in flight near Stow, Massachusetts, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stow, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Minute Man
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B23
- Registration
- N6138N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Atlantic Aviat
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Worcester, Mass → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1775
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RECOVERY DATE 8/17/71. LOCATED WITHIN ARPT TRAFFIC PATTERN IN DENSELY WOODED AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Cooper Lndg, Alaska, United States | Pats Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | Southeastern B | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | Piedmont Aviat | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Sep 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Florence, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Granby, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Mainline Aviat | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |