# Accident 19870320007019A: Beech C23, Semora, NC, March 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1987, 16:58 local time
- Place: Semora, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5310° N, 79.2007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5310&lon=-79.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18879, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18879-1988-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870320007019A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED INTO THE GROUND AFTER A PULL UP TO AVOID WIRES. THE PILOTS WERE FLYING DANGEROUSLY LOW.

## 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 ATL87FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA088), Mar 20, 1987: Beech C23 (N18879), Semora, NC, destroyed, 3 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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