Beechcraft A23-24 N5979S
24 November 1971 · Crescent, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 November 1971 at about 16:24 local time, a Beechcraft A23-24 registered N5979S, operated by Duncan Aviatio, was involved in an accident during in flight near Crescent, Oklahoma, United States. 5 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 16:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crescent, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A23-24
- Registration
- N5979S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Duncan Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Enid, Okla → Okla.city, Okla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3619
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
PROP BLADE FAILED 15 INCHES FROM HUB. LND IN SOFT WHEAT FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Crystal River, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1971 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1971 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Lexington Park, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Dallesport, Washington, United States | Keystone Aviat | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1971 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Athens, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft A23 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Aces Flying CL | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |