# NTSB MIA66D0101: Beechcraft M-23, N2311Q, Roanoke Rapids, NC, June 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1965
- Place: Roanoke Rapids, NC · ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
- Location: 36.4460° N, 77.6486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke Rapids, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4460&lon=-77.6486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1870  65/6/19    ROANOKE RAPIDS NC   BEECHCRAFT M-23     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N2311Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALIFAX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR HINGE PINS FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2311Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2311Q), registered now, S/N M-375, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT M-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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Halifax

## Other investigations on N2311Q (3)

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 FTW76FPG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPG24), Sep 6, 1975: Beech 23 (N2311Q), Hazen, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72DLG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG13), Sep 26, 1971: Beech B23 (N2311Q), Florence, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0084), Feb 28, 1965: Beechcraft 23 (N2311Q), Saluda, VA, 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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