# NTSB DEN65D0013: Beechraft M23, N2369Q, Eads, CO, January 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1965
- Place: Eads, CO · EADS, CO
- Location: 38.4816° N, 102.7798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eads, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4816&lon=-102.7798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65D0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0197  65/1/17    EADS COLO           BEECHRAFT M23       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 414
        TIME - 1530                    N2369Q              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EADS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK FARM MACHINE PARKED AT SIDE OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2369Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT M23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eads

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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