# Accident 19850614030359A: Beech C23, Wilmington, NC, June 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1985, 12:05 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2712° N, 77.9029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2712&lon=-77.9029&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6020U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6020U-2012-10-29) (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: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850614030359A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING MADE AFTER 5 MILE FINAL. NOSE GEAR SEPARATED, AIRCRAFT WENT AROUND AND LANDED LATER MINUS NOSE GEAR.

## 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 ATL85LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA190), Jun 14, 1985: Beech C-23 (N6020U), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage

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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