Beechcraft A23-24 N3627Q
25 June 1972 · Sapphire, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 June 1972 at about 12:00 local time, a Beechcraft A23-24 registered N3627Q, operated by Asheville Flyi, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sapphire, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sapphire, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A23-24
- Registration
- N3627Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Asheville Flyi
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Asheville, Nc → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0957
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
HIT TREES WHILE ON FLT TO LOOK AT LAND. ACFT NEAR GROSS WT.
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 | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Sanibel, Florida, United States | - | 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 | - |