# NTSB MKC72DCG50: Beech 23, N2369Z, Platte City, MO, April 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1972
- Place: Platte City, MO · PLATTE CITY, MO
- Location: 39.3597° N, 94.7563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Platte City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3597&lon=-94.7563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0433  72/4/22    PLATTE CITY,MO      BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 583
        TIME - 1408                    N2369Z              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 356 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,KANS            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- CK OUT IN CONNECTION WITH ACFT SALE. HIT TAXIWAY LT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2369Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kansas City Intl

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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