# Accident 19840324076199A: Beech C23, Champion, PA, March 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1984, 16:15 local time
- Place: Champion, PA
- Airport: Seven Springs
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0406° N, 79.3201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0406&lon=-79.3201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23968, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23968-2012-10-16) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 454 total, 200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840324076199A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF FROM SLUSHY RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT OVERGROSS. STRUCK TREES AND BURNED ON IMPACT.

## 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 NYC84FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA117), Mar 24, 1984: Beech C23 (N23968), Champion, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N23968 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790302010629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302010629I), Mar 2, 1979: Beech 23BEECH (N23968), West Mifflin, PA, Minor damage. Pilot allowed wing tip to strike parked truck while taxiing.

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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