# NTSB NYC68F0386: Beech 23, N2395Q, West Mifflin, PA, February 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1968
- Place: West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Location: 40.3574° N, 79.9056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Mifflin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3574&lon=-79.9056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0386
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0386

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0408  68/2/17    WEST MIFFLIN,PA     BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 120
        TIME - 1215                    N2395Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LDG GR DAMAGED DURING LDG ATTEMPT AT BEDFORD,PA ARPT,COLLAPSED ON LDG AT ALLEGHENY CO.PA ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2395Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2395Q-2017-10-06), registration cancelled 2017-10-06, S/N M-474, 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: Allegheny County

## Other investigations on N2395Q (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 CHI68F0775](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0775), May 15, 1968: Beech 23 (N2395Q), Republic, OH, 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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