# NTSB UNK64X4160: Beechcraft 23, N2329J, Muscle Shoals, AL, September 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1964
- Place: Muscle Shoals, AL · MUSCLE SHOALS, AL
- Location: 34.7427° N, 87.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muscle Shoals, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7427&lon=-87.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4160

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3033  64/9/26    MUSCLE SHOALS ALA   BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 0848                    N2329J              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSCLE SHOALS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2329J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2329J-1970-01-16), registration cancelled 1970-01-16, S/N M-274 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Muscle Shoals

## Other investigations on N2329J (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 IAD70A0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0004), Jul 19, 1969: Beech 23 (N2329J), Selbyville, DE, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB DIA67D0071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0071), Mar 19, 1967: Beech A23-19 (N2329J), Bayse, VA, 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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