# Accident 19780923028419A: Beech C23, Warrington, PA, September 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1978
- Place: Warrington, PA
- Airport: Warrington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 40.2493° N, 75.1341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrington, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2493&lon=-75.1341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23987, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23987-1983-07-29) (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: 170 total, 5 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DHA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923028419A

## 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 NYC78DHA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA36), Sep 23, 1978: Beech 23 (N23987), Warrington, PA, 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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