# Incident 19801112086579I: Beech C23, Anchorage, AK, November 12, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6714E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6714E-2011-01-07) (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: 114 total, 83 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/19801112086579I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MOUNT FAILED FROM HARD LANDING, ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N6714E (2)

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

- [Accident 20080928848009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080928848009A), Sep 28, 2008: Beech C23 (N6714E), Duncan, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was at cruise altitude of 2500' and reported a loss of power. The engine started running rough and exhibited a severe vibration. Pilot shut the…
- [Accident 19820404007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820404007679A), Apr 4, 1982: Beech C23 (N6714E), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Veered off runway into a four-foot snowberm.

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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