# Incident 19781013030469I: Beech C23, Visalia, CA, October 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1978, 18:30 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3302° N, 119.2921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Visalia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3302&lon=-119.2921&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2389J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2389J-1989-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 88 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/19781013030469I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. ALLOWED AIRSPEED TO GET TOO SLOW.

## Other reports on N2389J (1)

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

- [Accident 19760811024449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760811024449A), Aug 11, 1976: Beech 23BEECH (N2389J), Blakely Island, WA, Substantial damage. Stalled onto rwy.

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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