# Accident 19831014064619A: Beech 23BEECH, Topping, VA, October 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1983, 19:10 local time
- Place: Topping, VA
- Airport: Hummel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5897° N, 76.4600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5897&lon=-76.4600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5234M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234M-2013-05-10) (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 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 63 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831014064619A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND. UNABLE TO STOP. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO DITCH.

## 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 ATL84LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA019), Oct 14, 1983: Beech B-23 (N5234M), Topping, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5234M (2)

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

- [Incident 19900308011369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308011369I), Mar 8, 1990: Beech C23 (N5234M), Roanoke, VA, Minor damage. Tower saw nose gear fall off on lift off. Emergency soft field landing. Nose gear sheared below steering joint.
- [Incident 19810913058999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913058999I), Sep 13, 1981: Beech 23BEECH (N5234M), Yancyville, NC, Minor damage. Grass strip. Intentional ground looped to prevent going off end of runway. Left wheel broke off at axel attach point.

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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