# Incident 19800309024109I: Beech C23, Indianapolis, IN, March 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1980, 18:35 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Speedway
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7994° N, 86.3563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Speedway Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7994&lon=-86.3563&mi=10
- Aircraft: N997V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N997V-2026-01-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 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/19800309024109I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LEVELED-OFF TOO LATE. BOUNCED AND RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N997V (2)

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

- [Accident 20250910019489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250910019489A), Sep 10, 2025: Beech C23 (N997V), South Bend, IN, Substantial damage. On 09/10/2025, at approximately 1418 EST, during a proficiency flight on a clear day with unlimited visibility, the pilot in charge (PIC) and passenger, a…
- [Incident 19801126084999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126084999I), Nov 26, 1980: Beech 23BEECH (N997V), Indianapolis, IN. Zd student pilot on second solo misused the brakes after landing.

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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