# Accident 19790618015732A: Beech C23, Albuquerque, NM, June 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1979, 08:10 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23986, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23986) (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: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FQA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618015732A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT'S ACFT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY OTHER ACFT WHILE HOLDING ON TAXIWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5226E, Cessna 172: [Accident 19790618015731A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618015731A)

## 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 DEN79FQA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA32), Jun 18, 1979: Beech C23 (N23986), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N23986 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780809024629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809024629A), Aug 9, 1978: Beech C23 (N23986), Grants, NM, Substantial damage. Steering arm rod end failed from previous 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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