# NTSB MIA68D0418: Beech A23, N2377W, Key West, FL, February 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1968
- Place: Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
- Location: 24.5651° N, 81.7755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key West, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5651&lon=-81.7755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0418
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0418

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0300   68/2/9    KEY WEST,FLA        BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 651
        TIME - 1300                    N2377W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMERLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2377W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2377W-1994-10-20), registration cancelled 1994-10-20, S/N MB14 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (registry code 1151212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Summerland

## Other investigations on N2377W (2)

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 MIA92FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA173), Sep 1, 1992: Beech BE-A23-19 (N2377W), Picayune, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO PLACE THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE FULLEST TANK, RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
- [NTSB IAD70F006M](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70F006M), Aug 27, 1969: Beech B23 (N2377W), Maryland Line, MD, destroyed

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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