# NTSB UNK64X2787: Beechcraft M23, N2340J, Vidal, CA, July 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1964
- Place: Vidal, CA · VIDAL, CA
- Location: 34.1189° N, 114.5102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vidal, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1189&lon=-114.5102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2787
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2787

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2036  64/7/12    VIDAL CALIF         BEECHCRAFT M23      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 400
        TIME - 1400                    N2340J              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIO MESA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2340J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2340J-1996-03-25), registration cancelled 1996-03-25, S/N M289 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT M23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rio Mesa

## Other investigations on N2340J (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 ATL96LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA007), Oct 20, 1995: Beech 23 (N2340J), Newnan, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loose fuel line fitting, which resulted in a fuel leak and premature emptying of the left fuel tank; failure of the pilot to follow the checklist (select the fullest fuel tank for landing); fuel…

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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