# Accident 19750109002669A: Beech C23, Gilbertsville, KY, January 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1975
- Place: Gilbertsville, KY
- Airport: Kentucky Dam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 37.0277° N, 88.3131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilbertsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0277&lon=-88.3131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9771L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9771L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 23 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DLQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLQ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750109002669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STALLED ABT 15FT ABV RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD75DLQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLQ12), Jan 9, 1975: Beech 23 (N9771L), Gilbertsville, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9771L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850113002409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850113002409I), Jan 13, 1985: Beech C23 (N9771L), North Sioux Cit, SD, Minor damage. While attempting to land on frozen lake with sun in eyes struck wire. Minor damage to spinner and propeller.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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