# Accident 19800715025522A: Piper PA23250, Banner Elk, NC, July 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1980, 18:20 local time
- Place: Banner Elk, NC
- Airport: Beech Mountain
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1590° N, 81.8678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Banner Elk, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1590&lon=-81.8678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6145Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6145Y-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 244 total, 236 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80DA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715025522A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON ROLLOUT WHEN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT STRUCK IT FROM ABOVE. OTHER AIRCRAFT ABORTED LANDING. N98SC.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N98SC, Beech 58: [Accident 19800715025521A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715025521A)

## 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 ATL80DA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DA075), Jul 15, 1980: Piper PA-23 (N6145Y), Banner Elk, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6145Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19821110058659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821110058659A), Nov 10, 1982: Piper PA23250 (N6145Y), Bristow, OK, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed out of control during very adverse weather conditions.
- [Incident 19800110012279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800110012279I), Jan 10, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N6145Y), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Gear selector was in down position. Pilot forgot to check gear lights and horn prior to 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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