# NTSB CHI71DEM77: Beech 23, N2366L, West Branch, MI, April 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1971
- Place: West Branch, MI · WEST BRANCH, MI
- Location: 44.2738° N, 84.2366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Branch, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2738&lon=-84.2366&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DEM77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEM77

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1222  71/4/16    WEST BRANCH,MICH    BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 110
        TIME - 1430                    N2366L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST BRANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAYLING,MICH               WEST BRANCH,MICH
        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: [N2366L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2366L-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N M-202, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 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: West Branch

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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