# NTSB UNK64X0552: Beechcraft 23, N2375J, Seattle, WA, February 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1964
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0552
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0552

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0099  64/2/13    SEATTLE WASH        BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 535
        TIME - 1600                    N2375J              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2375J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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