# NTSB UNK64X1816: Beechraft M-23, N2344J, Washougal, WA, May 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1964
- Place: Washougal, WA · WASHOUGAL, WA
- Location: 45.5828° N, 122.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washougal, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5828&lon=-122.3464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1816
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1816

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0936  64/5/17  NR.WASHOUGAL WASH     BEECHRAFT M-23      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 0539                    N2344J              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1012
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           47                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-05/23/64.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2344J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2344J-1970-12-04), registration cancelled 1970-12-04, S/N M-299 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT M-23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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