# Accident 19770723025079A: Beech A23A, Gaithersburg, MD, July 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1977
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Gaithersburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6VT-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,511 total, 41 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FIG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770723025079A

## Narrative

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

EMPTY TANK.

## 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 IAD77FIG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG28), Jul 23, 1977: Beech 23 (N6VT), Gaithersburg, MD, 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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