# Accident 19780607010749A: Beech C23, Amarillo, TX, June 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1978
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Tradewinds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9256S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9256S-1993-05-12) (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: 39 total, 2 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FQG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780607010749A

## Narrative

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

FULL NOSE DOWN TRIM.

## 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 FTW78FQG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG32), Jun 7, 1978: Beech C23 (N9256S), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9256S (1)

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

- [Accident 19821226066869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821226066869A), Dec 26, 1982: Beech C23 (N9256S), Childress, TX, Substantial damage. Encountered freezing rain en route. Stalled. Landed near departure end of runway. Skidded off end of runway.

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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