Beechcraft A23-24 N4739J
30 July 1972 · Sanibel, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1972 at about 15:30 local time, a Beechcraft A23-24 registered N4739J was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sanibel, Florida, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sanibel, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sanibel Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A23-24
- Registration
- N4739J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Pompano, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2563
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
SET FLAPS TO FULL DOWN POS. ACFT WOULDNT CLIMB SO PLT RETRACTED FLAPS.HIT FENCE, BRUSH & TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 24 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft A23 | Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States | Flight Develop | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |