# Accident 19780513017719A: Beech C23, The Plains, VA, May 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1978
- Place: The Plains, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 38.8622° N, 77.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of The Plains, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8622&lon=-77.7742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24617, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24617-1978-05-13) (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: 1,572 total, 48 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513017719A

## Narrative

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

AIRMET STATED FLT PRECAUTIONS FOR IFR CONDS.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.0IT MTN APRX 1300FT MSL.

## 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 IAD78FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA061), May 13, 1978: Beech C23 (N24617), The Plains, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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