# Incident 19800714060679I: Beech B23BEECH, Anchorage, AK, July 14, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1980, 15:59 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1988L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1988L) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 472 total, 5 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/19800714060679I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING WHEN ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LACK OF OIL.

## Other reports on N1988L (1)

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

- [Accident 20260212007249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260212007249A), Feb 12, 2026: Beech C23 (N1988L), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. On 02/12/2026 at Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (dkx) pilot was performing first flight following the completion of aircraft annual inspection. Pilot…

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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