# NTSB NYC66F0561: Beechcraft A23, N2395W, Gaithersburg, MD, March 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1966
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD · GAITHERSBURG, MD
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0561
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0561

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0504  66/3/10    GAITHERSBURG MD     BEECHCRAFT A23      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N2395W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY AIRPRK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2395W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2395W), registered now, S/N MB-26 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (registry code 1151212) (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: Montgomery Airprk

## Other investigations on N2395W (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 NYC67F0413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0413), Dec 11, 1966: Beech A23 (N2395W), Woodbridge, VA, 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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