# NTSB CHI70D0177: Beech A23A, N2322W, Wheeling, IL, July 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1969
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0177
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0177

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3083  69/7/11    WHEELING,ILL        BEECH A23A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 234
        TIME - 1145                    N2322W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL WAUKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEELING,ILL                CRYSTAL LAKE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- HIT ROAD SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2322W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2322W-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N M-921, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pal Waukee

## Other investigations on N2322W (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 NYC66D0524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0524), Feb 7, 1966: Beechcraft A-23 (N2322W), Colts Neck, NY, substantial damage

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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