# Incident 19801230086139I: Beech C23, Westfield, MA, December 30, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1980, 13:45 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6699S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6699S) (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: 155 total, 120 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/19801230086139I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PRACTICING SOLO X WIND LANDINGS IN GUSTY X WIND BOUNCED THE PLANE AND IT PORPOISED. PROP STRUCK RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N6699S (1)

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

- [Accident 19800108000609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800108000609A), Jan 8, 1980: Beech C23 (N6699S), Block Island, RI, Substantial damage. Veered off the runway and into a ditch on landing roll. Left tire skid marks. Brakes okay.

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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