# Incident 19800604055369I: Beech B23BEECH, Albany, NY, June 4, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1980, 18:17 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N793Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N793Y) (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 B23BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 6 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/19800604055369I

## Narrative

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

LOST NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION DUE TO DEAD BATTERIES.

## Other reports on N793Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20210511008299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210511008299A), May 11, 2021: Beech C23 (N793Y), Merrill, WI, Substantial damage. On may 11, 2021 at approximately 1530 local time a Beech aircraft C23 sundowner registration number N793Y with the pilot and one passenger departed on a part…

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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