# NTSB CHI79DEP64: Beech 23, N2373W, Appleton, WI, July 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1979
- Place: Appleton, WI · APPLETON, WI
- Location: 44.2798° N, 88.3883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Appleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2798&lon=-88.3883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEP64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3183  79/7/21    APPLETON,WI         BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N2373W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OUTAGAMIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          APPLETON,WI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- CESSNA 150,N8954U,SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2373W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2373W), registered now, S/N MA-3, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Outagamie

## 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 19790721031959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721031959A), Jul 21, 1979: Beech A2324, Appleton, WI, Substantial damage. Struck parked acft while taxiing on ramp for takeoff. Reported brake defect. None found.

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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