# NTSB IAD70FGN19: Beech 23, N2359L, Wierton, WV, May 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1970
- Place: Wierton, WV · WIERTON, WV
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123241
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FGN19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FGN19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2268  70/5/29    WIERTON,W VA        BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N2359L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WIERTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAITHERSBURG,MD             WHEELING,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- 20IN HIGH FENCE APRX 100FT FROM END RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2359L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2359L-1971-12-23), registration cancelled 1971-12-23, S/N M-197 (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: Wierton

## Other investigations on N2359L (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 UNK64X3801](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3801), Sep 5, 1964: Beechraft 23 (N2359L), Osawatomie, KS, 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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