# Accident 19791225041749A: Beech C23, Jacksonville, FL, December 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1979, 15:48 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5171M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5171M-1983-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791225041749A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN GUSTY VARIABLE WIND. ACFT DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY. LANDED HARD IN GRASS PARALLEL TO RWY. SHEARED GEAR.

## 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 MIA80FLA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLA13), Dec 25, 1979: Beech C-23 (N5171M), Jacksonville, FL, 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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