# NTSB DEN67F0011: Beec 23, N2352Z, Bountiful, UT, June 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1966
- Place: Bountiful, UT · BOUNTIFUL, UT
- Location: 40.8725° N, 111.8612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bountiful, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8725&lon=-111.8612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171489
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67F0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0255  66/6/17    BOUNTIFUL UT        BEEC 23             CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 111
        TIME - 1200                    N2352Z              PX-  0  1  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      82
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- INITIAL ALTITUDE WAS TOO LOW WHEN PILOT ENTERED AN AREA OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2352Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2352Z-1966-07-28), registration cancelled 1966-07-28, S/N M-68 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEEC 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2352Z (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 OAK66F0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0075), Sep 19, 1965: Beechcraft M-23 (N2352Z), Angels Camp, CA, 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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