# Incident 19810315028679I: Beech 23BEECH, Lansing, WV, March 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lansing, WV
- Airport: New River Gorge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0890° N, 81.0651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW RIVER GORGE (WV32), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0890&lon=-81.0651&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7618R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7618R-2022-06-04) (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 23BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 115 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/19810315028679I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF ENGINE QUIT. PILOT LANDED BUT RAN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N7618R (1)

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

- [Accident 20190704009139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190704009139A), Jul 4, 2019: Beech B23 (N7618R), Vaiden, MS, Destroyed. On July 4, 2019 at about 13:55 CDT (1855 UTC), a Beechcraft musketeer airplane (BE-B23), FAA registration N7618R, impacted terrain near Vaiden, Mississippi.…

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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