# Accident 19770727022209A: Beech C23, Essex, MD, July 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1977
- Place: Essex, MD
- Airport: Essex Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.2624° N, 76.4321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX SKYPARK (W48), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2624&lon=-76.4321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N824PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N824PJ) (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: 32 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FIG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770727022209A

## Narrative

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

T/D LONG,R WHL ON GRASS.HIT VASI SYSTEM.

## 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 IAD77FIG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG31), Jul 27, 1977: Beech 23 (N824PJ), Essex, 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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