# NTSB CHI66F0619: Beechcraft 23, N2381Z, Fort Wayne, IN, October 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1965
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN · FORT WAYNE, IN
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0619
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0619

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3913  65/10/18   FORT WAYNE IND      BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 350
        TIME - 1900                    N2381Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2381Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2381Z-2002-09-13), registration cancelled 2002-09-13, S/N M-92, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smith

## Other investigations on N2381Z (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 ATL99LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA113), Jul 23, 1999: Beech BE23 (N2381Z), Vidalia, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff from an unsuitable pasture. A factor contributing to the accident consisted of previous damage to the leading edges of the wings.

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.

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