# Accident 19810606034289A: Beech C23, Rockton, IN, June 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1981, 12:20 local time
- Place: Rockton, IN
- Airport: Wagon Wheel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5159M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5159M) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 24 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEP23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606034289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT WING TO STRIKE POST DURING TAXIING OUT FOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI81DEP23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP23), Jun 6, 1981: Beech C23 (N5159M), Rockton, IL, substantial damage

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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