# Accident 19790105000339A: Beech C23, Pinson, AL, January 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: Pinson, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7093° N, 86.6636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinson, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7093&lon=-86.6636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9185S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9185S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 8 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790105000339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND. LIGHT RAIN. TEMPERATURE 36 DEGREES.

## 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 MIA79FKJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ20), Jan 5, 1979: Beech C-23 (N9185S), Pinson, AL, 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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