# Accident 19790721031959A: Beech A2324, Appleton, WI, July 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Appleton, WI
- Airport: Outagamie Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2798° N, 88.3883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Appleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2798&lon=-88.3883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2373W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2373W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 1 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEP64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721031959A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK PARKED ACFT WHILE TAXIING ON RAMP FOR TAKEOFF. REPORTED BRAKE DEFECT. NONE FOUND.

## 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 CHI79DEP64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP64), Jul 21, 1979: Beech 23 (N2373W), Appleton, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2373W (1)

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

- [Incident 19931013038669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931013038669I), Oct 13, 1993: Beech A2324 (N2373W), Appleton, WI, Minor damage. Pilot bounced on landing. Nose gear collapsed on second touchdown.

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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