# Accident 19790507008929A: Beech C23, Central City, PA, May 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Central City, PA
- Airport: Indian Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0542° N, 78.8470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Indian Lake Airport (5G2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0542&lon=-78.8470&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 C23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 6 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507008929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT A BUMP ON TAKEOFF, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE ABORTED TAKEOFF AND HIT A 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 NYC79FGM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM21), May 7, 1979: Beech C23 (N1996L), Central City, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1996L (2)

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

- [Incident 19780928028779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928028779I), Sep 28, 1978: Beech 23BEECH (N1996L), Winston Salem, NC, Minor damage. Student on local solo bounced and swerved off side of runway.
- [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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