# NTSB NYC67F0227: Beech 23, N2315J, Newport News, VA, August 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1966
- Place: Newport News, VA · NEWPORT NEWS, VA
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0227

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2331  66/8/26    NEWPORT NEWS VA     BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 730
        TIME - 0930                    N2315J              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PATRICK HENRY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- PILOT TAXIED INTO CHUCK HOLE CONCEALED BY GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2315J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2315J-2022-04-02), registration cancelled 2022-04-02, S/N M-265, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 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: Patrick Henry

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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