# NTSB NYC66F0613: Beechcraft 23, N2315Z, Claremont, NH, April 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1966
- Place: Claremont, NH · CLAREMONT, NH
- Location: 43.3767° N, 72.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Claremont, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3767&lon=-72.3468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0613
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0613

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0849  66/4/17    CLAREMONT NH        BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N2315Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAREMONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        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                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           60                                                      325
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTY TO 25 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2315Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2315Z-1973-05-23), registration cancelled 1973-05-23, S/N M-51 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Claremont

## Other investigations on N2315Z (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 NYC73DNC48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC48), Jan 14, 1973: Beech 23 (N2315Z), Claremont, NH, 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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