# Accident 19780723027949A: Beech A23, Inverness, FL, July 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1978
- Place: Inverness, FL
- Airport: Inverness
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 28.8036° N, 82.3183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INVERNESS (INF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8036&lon=-82.3183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1428L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1428L-1978-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723027949A

## Narrative

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

NO DUAL INSTRUCTION IN BE-A23.

## 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 MIA78FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA107), Jul 23, 1978: Beech A23 (N1428L), Inverness, FL, 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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