# Accident 19770619022019A: Beech A23, Portage, WI, June 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1977
- Place: Portage, WI
- Airport: Portage Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 43.5603° N, 89.4829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTAGE MUNI (C47), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5603&lon=-89.4829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1479L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1479L-1980-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 94 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEP38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770619022019A

## Narrative

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

WINDS GUSTING TO 25K.

## 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 CHI77FEP38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP38), Jun 19, 1977: Beech A23 (N1479L), Portage, WI, 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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