# Accident 19821204062299A: Beech C23, North Vichy, MO, December 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1982, 12:30 local time
- Place: North Vichy, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1094° N, 91.7591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1094&lon=-91.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60171, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60171-2014-10-29) (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 O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,862 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821204062299A

## Narrative

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

FLYING IN NEAR ZERO IMC. PULLED UP TO MISS TREES ON A RIDGE. STALLED AND SPUN IN. TEMPERATURE,DEWPOINT BOTH 56.

## 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 MKC83LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA031), Dec 4, 1982: Beech C23 (N60171), Near Vichy, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N60171 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800902068089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800902068089I), Sep 2, 1980: Beech 23BEECH (N60171), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing, bounced and bent prop.
- [Incident 19790728012749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728012749I), Jul 28, 1979: Beech C23 (N60171), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off side of runway after tire blew on touchdown.

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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