# Accident 19751018040369A: Beech C23, Afton, VA, October 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1975
- Place: Afton, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.0222° N, 78.8334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0222&lon=-78.8334&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8061R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8061R-1976-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 436 total, 200 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76AI026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751018040369A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD76AI026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI026), Oct 18, 1975: Beech C23 (N8061R), Afton, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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