# Accident 19870509018749A: Beech A23, Ravenswood, WV, May 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ravenswood, WV
- Airport: Jackson Count Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9504° N, 81.7593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9504&lon=-81.7593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3543R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3543R-2005-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 20 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870509018749A

## Narrative

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

CLIPPED TREES TURNING FINAL. HIT NOSE FIRST AND CARTWHEELED. AIRCRAFT WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 BFO87LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA035), May 9, 1987: Beech A23 (N3543R), Ravenswood, WV, destroyed

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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