# Incident 19810911065369I: Beech C23, Richmond, VA, September 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1981, 15:40 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richard Byrd International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6717K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6717K) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 52 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810911065369I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N6717K (1)

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

- [Accident 20111209028529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111209028529A), Dec 9, 2011: Beech C23 (N6717K), Watertown, SD, Substantial damage. On 12/09/2011 at 15:30 local, a Beech sundowner, (C23) owned by lake area technical institute, lost power on climb out and returned to the runway with a…

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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