# NTSB MKC67D0178: Beech 23, N2369W, Charles City, IA, August 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1966
- Place: Charles City, IA · CHARLES CITY, IA
- Location: 43.0622° N, 92.6715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charles City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0622&lon=-92.6715&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0178

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3335   66/8/5    CHARLES CITY IOWA   BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N2369W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLES CITY MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2369W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2369W-1974-06-12), registration cancelled 1974-06-12, S/N MB-7 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech A23-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (registry code 1151212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Charles City Mun

## Other investigations on N2369W (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 MKC73DER38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER38), Feb 3, 1973: Beech A23 (N2369W), Madison, MN, 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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