# NTSB IAD75AI011: Beech C23, N2120W, Norfolk, VA, September 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1974
- Place: Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3466   74/9/8    NORFOLK,VA          BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 110
        TIME - 2050                    N2120W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- ENPLANING PASSENGER WALKED INTO PROPELLER.AIRCRAFT TAXI LIGHT,STROBE LIGHT,ROTATING BEACON ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2120W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2120W-2018-03-08), registration cancelled 2018-03-08, S/N M-1492, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Norfolk Regional

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740908029449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908029449A), Sep 8, 1974: Beech C23, Norfolk, VA, 1 fatal. Enplaning passenger walked into propeller. Aircraft taxi light,strobe light,rotating beacon on.

## Other investigations on N2120W (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 ERA17LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA325), Sep 14, 2017: Beech C23 (N2120W), Machias, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in applying carburetor heat, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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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