# Accident 19770304004549A: Beech C23, Portsmouth, VA, March 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1977
- Place: Portsmouth, VA
- Airport: Chesapeake Portsm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Location: 36.8354° N, 76.2983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portsmouth, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8354&lon=-76.2983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2259L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2259L) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 944 total, 43 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DID14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770304004549A

## 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 IAD77DID14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID14), Mar 4, 1977: Beech C23 (N2259L), Portsmouth, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2259L (1)

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

- [Incident 19970703016949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970703016949I), Jul 3, 1997: Beech C23 (N2259L), Parkersburg, WV, Minor damage. Lost power on takeoff. Overran runway into grass. Swerved avoid fence. Folded gear. Cause power loss investigating.

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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