# Incident 19791115055849I: Beech F33, Fairfield, IL, November 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Fairfield, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3806° N, 88.3725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3806&lon=-88.3725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18980, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18980-1990-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115055849I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER REACHING MIDPOINT AND OVERRAN DEPARTURE END. NOSE GEAR BROKEN OFF.

## Other reports on N18980 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781223021109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223021109I), Dec 23, 1978: Beech C23 (N18980), Chesterfield, MO, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing, nose gear collapsed during porpoise.

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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