# Incident 19800826080979I: Beech B23BEECH, East Haddam, CT, August 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: East Haddam, CT
- Airport: Goodspeed
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4457° N, 72.4556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOODSPEED (42B), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4457&lon=-72.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9133T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9133T-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 150 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/19800826080979I

## Narrative

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

LOADED AIRPLANE, HOT DAY. AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF, SETTLED BACK, FORCED OFF, SETTLED INTO A RIVER, SANK.

## Other reports on N9133T (1)

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

- [Accident 19820705070039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820705070039A), Jul 5, 1982: Beech B23BEECH (N9133T), North Castle, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot made emergency landing in lake after engine failure. Major damage occurred during recovery of aircraft.

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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