# Incident 19780928028779I: Beech 23BEECH, Winston Salem, NC, September 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1978, 12:36 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1337° N, 80.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH REYNOLDS (INT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1337&lon=-80.2220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1996L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1996L-1979-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 8 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928028779I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON LOCAL SOLO BOUNCED AND SWERVED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N1996L (2)

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

- [Accident 19790507008929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507008929A), May 7, 1979: Beech C23 (N1996L), Central City, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot hit a bump on takeoff, lost directional control. He aborted takeoff and hit a ditch.
- [Incident 19780721036049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780721036049I), Jul 21, 1978: Beech 23BEECH (N1996L), Winston Salem, NC, Minor damage. Student pilot bounced, then lost directional control.

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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