# Accident 19770319020289A: Beech 23BEECH, Morris, IL, March 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1977
- Place: Morris, IL
- Airport: Morris Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 41.3802° N, 88.4243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3802&lon=-88.4243&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2309Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2309Z-1977-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 481 total, 166 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770319020289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI77FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA036), Mar 19, 1977: Beech 23 (N2309Z), Morris, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2309Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730810022859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730810022859A), Aug 10, 1973: Beech 23BEECH (N2309Z), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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