# NTSB UNK64X2186: Beechraft B23, N2399Z, Chuckey, TN, June 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1964
- Place: Chuckey, TN · CHUCKEY, TN
- Location: 36.2159° N, 82.6882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chuckey, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2159&lon=-82.6882&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2186
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2186

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3752   64/6/8    CHUCKEY TENN        BEECHRAFT B23       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N2399Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 45, 5191 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            33 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO 4 CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2399Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2399Z-2013-04-15), registration cancelled 2013-04-15, S/N M-100, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT B23
- 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

## Other investigations on N2399Z (2)

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 MIA87FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA250), Sep 19, 1987: Beech 23 (N2399Z), St. Petersburg, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB MIA66F0386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0386), Dec 14, 1965: Beechcraft 23 (N2399Z), Knoxville, TN, 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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