# Accident 19821020054529A: Beech 23BEECH, Lexington, SC, October 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lexington, SC
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9929° N, 81.2218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9929&lon=-81.2218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9143T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9143T-1984-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821020054529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING LOW LEVEL OPERATIONS.  NO ENGINE OR AIRFRAME MALFUNCTION NOTED.

## 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 ATL83FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA013), Oct 20, 1982: Beech B-23 (N9143T), Lexington, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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