CHI73AC032

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 23 · Kenosha, WI · September 14, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 14, 1972
Place
Kenosha, WI · KENOSHA, WI
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2348LBeech 23
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167616

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1519  72/9/14    KENOSHA,WIS         BEECH 23            CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1958                    N2348L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 40, 1005 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            268 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENOSHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEELING,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- R WG SEPARATED IN FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2348L
Reported as
Beech 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kenosha

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.