# Accident 19801022058159A: Beech C23, Somers, CT, October 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1980, 11:20 local time
- Place: Somers, CT
- Airport: Ellington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 41.9254° N, 72.4571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLINGTON (7B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9254&lon=-72.4571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67168, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67168) (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: 208 total, 63 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801022058159A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 NYC81FNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE01), Oct 22, 1980: Beech C23 (N67168), Ellington, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N67168 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910310011039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910310011039I), Mar 10, 1991: Beech C23 (N67168), Stratford, CT, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Aircraft bounced three times before stopping.

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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