# NTSB MIA68D0389: Beech B95A, N2032C, Lake Wales, FL, January 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1968
- Place: Lake Wales, FL · LAKE WALES, FL
- Location: 27.9203° N, 81.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Wales, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9203&lon=-81.5996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0389
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0389

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0024   68/1/6    LAKE WALES,FLA      BEECH B95A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 225
        TIME - 1515                    N2032C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHALET SUZANNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- DOOR CAME OPEN FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE. INSUFFICIENT RNWY FOR SAFE ABORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2032C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2032C-2009-07-10), registration cancelled 2009-07-10, S/N TD-204, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95A
- Registry model: [Beech 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (registry code 1153402) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chalet Suzanne

## Other investigations on N2032C (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 MIA79FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA093), Jun 6, 1979: Beech 95 (N2032C), Leesburg, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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