# Accident 19810817050389A: Beech 23BEECH, Irwin, PA, August 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Irwin, PA
- Airport: Inter Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3334° N, 79.7792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INTER COUNTY (31D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3334&lon=-79.7792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2358J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2358J-1998-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 13 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817050389A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON TURNING FINAL FOR RUNWAY. SHEARED OFF WING ON A TREE.  CRASHED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC81FGM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM25), Aug 17, 1981: Beech 23 (N2358J), Irwin, PA, 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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