# NTSB NYC66F0084: Beechcraft 23, N2311Q, Saluda, VA, February 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1965
- Place: Saluda, VA · SALUDA, VA
- Location: 37.6053° N, 76.5938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saluda, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6053&lon=-76.5938&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1202  65/2/28    SALUDA VA           BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1320                    N2311Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMMEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           68                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2311Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2311Q), registered now, S/N M-375, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 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: Hummel

## Other investigations on N2311Q (3)

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 FTW76FPG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPG24), Sep 6, 1975: Beech 23 (N2311Q), Hazen, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72DLG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG13), Sep 26, 1971: Beech B23 (N2311Q), Florence, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66D0101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0101), Jun 19, 1965: Beechcraft M-23 (N2311Q), Roanoke Rapids, NC, 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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