# NTSB DIA69D0089: Beech A23, N2379Z, Piney Point, MD, October 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1968
- Place: Piney Point, MD · PINEY POINT, MD
- Location: 38.1481° N, 76.5223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piney Point, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1481&lon=-76.5223&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3326  68/10/23   PINEY POINT,MD      BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 666
        TIME - 1750                    N2379Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEWART
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- OPENED THROTTLE TOO RAPIDLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2379Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2379Z-1972-10-05), registration cancelled 1972-10-05, S/N M-103 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stewart

## Other investigations on N2379Z (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 NYC72FGM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FGM27), Dec 25, 1971: Beech 23 (N2379Z), Mcmurray, PA, 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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