# NTSB IAD76AI061: Beech C23, N2162W, Owensboro, KY, March 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1976
- Place: Owensboro, KY · OWENSBORO, KY
- Location: 37.7572° N, 87.1174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owensboro, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7572&lon=-87.1174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1063   76/3/9    OWENSBORO,KY        BEECH C23           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 387
        TIME - 1230                    N2162W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSVILLE,IN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CABIN DOOR,GLARE SHIELD,LNDG GR AND PILOTS BODY RCVRD FM RIVER.ACFT NOT FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2162W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2162W-1976-07-15), registration cancelled 1976-07-15, S/N M-1555, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Evansville Dress

## 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 19760309012489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760309012489A), Mar 9, 1976: Beech C23, Owensboro, KY, Destroyed. Cabin door,glare shield,lndg gr and pilots body rcvrd fm river. Acft not found.

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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