# Accident 19770817026859A: Beech C23, Charleston, WV, August 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1977
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18788, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18788-1981-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 921 total, 260 in this make and model, 278 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FIJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770817026859A

## 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 IAD77FIJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIJ10), Aug 17, 1977: Beech C23 (N18788), Charleston, WV, destroyed

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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