# NTSB IAD75AI064: Beech 23, N2359Z, Kenly, NC, June 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1975
- Place: Kenly, NC · KENLY, NC
- Location: 35.6008° N, 78.1279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenly, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6008&lon=-78.1279&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2112  75/6/11    KENLY,NC            BEECH 23            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 200
        TIME - 1629                    N2359Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENLY,NC                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 60 MG PCT.PLTS FATHER IN VICINITY OBSVD ACFT IN SLOW L CIRCLE BFR DSCNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2359Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2359Z-1975-09-15), registration cancelled 1975-09-15, S/N M-71, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750611022579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750611022579A), Jun 11, 1975: Beech 23BEECH, Kenly, NC, Destroyed. Blood alcohol lvl 60 mg pct. Plts father in vicinity obsvd acft in slow l circle bfr dscnt.

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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