# NTSB FTW72DPD33: Beech 23, N2374L, Evant, TX, March 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1972
- Place: Evant, TX · EVANT, TX
- Location: 31.4768° N, 98.1504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evant, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4768&lon=-98.1504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPD33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPD33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1036  72/3/27    EVANT,TEX           BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1559
        TIME - 1100                    N2374L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 246 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGILVERY RANCH A
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAPEVINE,TEX               EVANT,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2374L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2374L-1973-06-08), registration cancelled 1973-06-08, S/N M-216 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcgilvery Ranch A

## Other investigations on N2374L (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 MIA68F0351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0351), Dec 22, 1967: Beech 23 (N2374L), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0053), Jul 3, 1966: Beech 23 (N2374L), Port Cobb, OK, 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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