# Accident 19770617018259A: Beech C23, Afton, OK, June 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1977
- Place: Afton, OK
- Airport: Shangri-La
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.6965° N, 94.9575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6965&lon=-94.9575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9294S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9294S-2013-05-22) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FPM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770617018259A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW77FPM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPM14), Jun 17, 1977: Beech C23 (N9294S), Afton, OK, substantial damage

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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