# NTSB MIA66F0119: Beechcraft 23, N2387L, Asheville, NC, August 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1965
- Place: Asheville, NC · ASHEVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.6009° N, 82.5540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Asheville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6009&lon=-82.5540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2064   65/8/7    ASHEVILLE NC        BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 220
        TIME - 1600                    N2387L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEVILLE AIR PK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2387L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2387L-2011-08-26), registration cancelled 2011-08-26, S/N M-228, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 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: Asheville Air Pk

## Other investigations on N2387L (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 ATL84LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA123), Mar 18, 1984: Beech BE-23 (N2387L), Rome, GA, 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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