# Accident 19790103000249A: Beech C23, Continental, OH, January 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1979, 02:00 local time
- Place: Continental, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0991° N, 84.2716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Continental, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0991&lon=-84.2716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9739Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9739Q-1980-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,018 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AT NIGHT. FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.

## 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 CHI79FEK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK04), Jan 3, 1979: Beech C-23 (N9739Q), Continental, OH, 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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