# Accident 19850824043859A: Beech C23, Salem, WV, August 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Salem, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2800° N, 80.3294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2800&lon=-80.3294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6975R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6975R-1986-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824043859A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING DUE TO WEATHER,STRUCK POWER LINES. TRYING TO AVOID A CAR. THEN FELL TO THE HIGHWAY AND HIT A GUARDRAIL.

## 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 ATL85LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA258), Aug 24, 1985: Beech C23 (N6975R), Clarksburg, WV, destroyed

## Other reports on N6975R (1)

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

- [Incident 19810622056461I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622056461I), Jun 22, 1981: Beech C23 (N6975R), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft was taxiing and overtook another N3033J damaging his wingtip.

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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