# NTSB CHI74FER01: Beech 23, N2349L, Menomonie, WI, July 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1973
- Place: Menomonie, WI · MENOMONIE, WI
- Location: 44.8892° N, 91.9098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Menomonie, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8892&lon=-91.9098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FER01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FER01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2128  73/7/24    MENOMONIE,WIS       BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 222
        TIME - 1830                    N2349L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAKE ELMO,MINN              SOUTH ST PAUL,MINN           MENOMONIE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- OIL CTL RING NR 4 PISTON STUCK-CARBON,OIL DEPOSITS FOULED SPARK PLUGS.ROLLED INTO WOODED RAVINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2349L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2349L-1974-04-19), registration cancelled 1974-04-19, S/N M-186 (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
- Airport: Skyport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730724023789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730724023789A), Jul 24, 1973: Beech 23BEECH, Menomonie, WI, Substantial damage. Oil ctl ring nr 4 piston stuck-carbon,oil deposits fouled spark plugs. Rolled into wooded ravine.

## Other investigations on N2349L (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 UNK64X4067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4067), Sep 20, 1964: Beechcraft 23 (N2349L), St Paul, MN, 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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