Beechcraft A23 N1496L
3 June 1972 · Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 June 1972 at about 07:00 local time, a Beechcraft A23 registered N1496L, operated by Norfolk Navy F, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Portsmouth Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A23
- Registration
- N1496L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Norfolk Navy F
- Operating rule
- Flying Club (Military)
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Portsmouth Island, Va → Norfolk, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1849
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
SHORT SOD STRIP W SOFT AREA NEAR MID POINT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1972 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Westree, Canada | Air Central EN | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1972 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | Flight Develop | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft A23 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1972 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Penn Yan, New York, United States | Flying Muskete | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1972 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | Condors Flying | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Sanibel, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |