# NTSB MKC68D0322: Beech A-23A, N2327W, Garden City, KS, September 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1966
- Place: Garden City, KS · GARDEN CITY, KS
- Location: 37.9759° N, 100.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9759&lon=-100.8509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0322
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0322

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4436   66/9/1    GARDEN CITY,KANS    BEECH A-23A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1906                    N2327W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDEN CTY MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- SECOND LNDG OF PLTS FIRST SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2327W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2327W-1975-07-17), registration cancelled 1975-07-17, S/N M-924, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A-23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garden Cty Muni

## Other investigations on N2327W (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 FTW75FPA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPA23), Mar 30, 1975: Beech A23A (N2327W), Plano, TX, 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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