# Accident 19770821025009A: Beech C23, Bakersfield, CA, August 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1977
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6547R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6547R-2003-05-28) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 65 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DVA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770821025009A

## 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 LAX77DVA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA52), Aug 21, 1977: Beech C23 (N6547R), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6547R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930821029959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930821029959A), Aug 21, 1993: Beech C23 (N6547R), Lakeview, OR, Substantial damage. Valve head broke off. Entered cylinder. Lost power. Damaged on forced landing. No compression in cylinder.

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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