# Accident 19820911045229A: Beech C23, Bear Valley, CA, September 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1982, 12:05 local time
- Place: Bear Valley, CA
- Airport: Alpine Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3499° N, 120.1999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3499&lon=-120.1999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4357W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4357W-2012-11-21) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 621 total, 621 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820911045229A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON SHORT DIRT STRIP DOWNWIND. THEN TRIED A BELATED GO-AROUND. STRUCK TREES, CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX82DA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA340), Sep 11, 1982: Beech C23 (N4357W), Bear Valley, CA, destroyed

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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