# Accident 19780510007239A: Beech C23, Truckee, CA, May 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1978
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9783L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9783L) (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: 82 total, 82 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FXQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FXQ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780510007239A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.

## 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 OAK78FXQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FXQ21), May 10, 1978: Beech C23 (N9783L), Truckee, CA, 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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