# Incident 19810314026529I: Beech A23, Terre Haute, IN, March 14, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Hulman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8780M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8780M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 210 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/19810314026529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING AND STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N8780M (1)

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

- [Accident 20210601007409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210601007409A), Jun 1, 2021: Beech A23 (N8780M), Pinnacle, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. N8780M suffered engine loss for unknown reasons. Fuel selector was found on the right fuel tank and the magneto switch was found in the off position. 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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