# NTSB MIA69F0190: Beech 23, N2394J, Hartsville, SC, September 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1968
- Place: Hartsville, SC · HARTSVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.3660° N, 80.0833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartsville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3660&lon=-80.0833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0190
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0190

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3524   68/9/2    HARTSVILLE,SC       BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 281
        TIME - 1355                    N2394J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTSVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPED ACFT,NO WHEEL CHOCKS,PKG BRAKE NOT SET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2394J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2394J-2011-08-26), registration cancelled 2011-08-26, S/N M-361, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 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: Hartsville

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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