# Accident 19830521020299A: Beech A23, Dublin, VA, May 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1983, 17:45 local time
- Place: Dublin, VA
- Airport: New River Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1008° N, 80.6800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1008&lon=-80.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1467L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1467L-1988-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,404 total, 108 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830521020299A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE, STALLED AND DIVED VERTICAL TO THE GROUND. REASON FOR THE UNSAFE ALTITUDE OF 70 FEET UNKNOWN.

## 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 ATL83FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA194), May 21, 1983: Beech A23 (N1467L), Dublin, VA, destroyed, 2 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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