Beechcraft 23 N2378Q
18 June 1972 · Spring Run, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 June 1972, a Beechcraft 23 registered N2378Q was involved in an accident during in flight near Spring Run, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spring Run, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 23
- Registration
- N2378Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Detroit, Mich → Ft.meade, Md
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2578
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLEW INTO AREA OF KNOWN TSTMS. RECOVERY DATE 11/27/72.FSS TOLD PLT VFR NOT POSSIBLE LAST SEGMENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft 23 | Castillejos, Asia | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Feb 1972 | Beechcraft 23 | Durant, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1972 | Beechcraft 23 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | Flyers of Wave | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1972 | Beechcraft 23 | Crown Point, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft 23 | Battle Grnd, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1972 | Beechcraft 23 | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |