# Incident 19810928081789I: Beech C23, Mebane, NC, September 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1981, 12:20 local time
- Place: Mebane, NC
- Airport: Hurdle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0723° N, 79.2806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hurdle Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0723&lon=-79.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9276S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9276S) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 140 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928081789I

## Narrative

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

ZE TAKEOFF SLUGGISH ON SHORT UNMOWED GRASS STRIP. ABORTED LATE. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. POOR JUDGMENT. ENGINE NORMAL

## Other reports on N9276S (1)

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

- [Incident 19981002034169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981002034169I), Oct 2, 1998: Beech C23 (N9276S), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Pilot set up for a normal traffic pattern to runway 17 at Wilgrove. Pilot passed over the tree line at the approach end of runway 17, he began a "normal round…

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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