# Accident 19810722043679A: Beech 23BEECH, Taos, NM, July 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3871° N, 105.5808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taos, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3871&lon=-105.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7658R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7658R-1985-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 62 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810722043679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF IMPACTING IN ROUGH TERRAIN OFF AIRPORT. DENSITY ALTITUDE 10,600 FEET.

## 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 FTW81FQA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA38), Jul 22, 1981: Beech B23 (N7658R), Taos, NM, 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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