# NTSB CHI71FET28: Beech 23, N2325L, Wolcottville, IN, June 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1971
- Place: Wolcottville, IN · WOLCOTTVILLE, IN
- Location: 41.5255° N, 85.3665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolcottville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5255&lon=-85.3665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FET28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FET28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1876   71/6/3    WOLCOTTVILLE,IND    BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1490
        TIME - 1945                    N2325L              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOLCOTTVILLE,IND            ELKHART,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PREVIOUS ENG FAILURE,FORCED LDG.TKOF FROM MOWED PATH,GR DRAGGED HIGH WEEDS DRG TURN TO AVOID FENCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2325L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2325L-1972-01-02), registration cancelled 1972-01-02, S/N M-151 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2325L (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 CHI68F0766](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0766), May 25, 1968: Beech 23 (N2325L), Elkhart, IN, 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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