# NTSB DEN67F0123: Beech A23, N2303W, Albuquerque, NM, October 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1966
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67F0123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2901  66/10/26   ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N2303W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONADO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2303W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2303W-1974-02-26), registration cancelled 1974-02-26, S/N M904 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coronado

## Other investigations on N2303W (2)

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 CHI74AC054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC054), Dec 28, 1973: Beech A23A (N2303W), Cabery, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB DEN68D0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0006), Jun 4, 1967: Beech A23A (N2303W), Santa Fe, NM, 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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