# Accident 19790206002379A: Beech C23, Chesterfield, VA, February 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3771° N, 77.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3771&lon=-77.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6576R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6576R-2021-02-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,961 total, 49 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206002379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLL. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH.

## 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 IAD79FID07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID07), Feb 6, 1979: Beech C23 (N6576R), Chesterfield, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6576R (1)

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

- [Accident 20170821015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170821015849A), Aug 21, 2017: Beech C23 (N6576R), Rexburg, ID, Substantial damage. From phone conversation with pilot: Prior to flight, pilot and father-in-law arrived Friday for eclipse viewing. Plan was to depart right after around…

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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