# Accident 19930821029959A: Beech C23, Lakeview, OR, August 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1993, 09:25 local time
- Place: Lakeview, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3097° N, 120.3699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3097&lon=-120.3699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6547R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6547R-2003-05-28) (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 O360A4J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 20 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930821029959A

## Narrative

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

VALVE HEAD BROKE OFF. ENTERED CYLINDER. LOST POWER. DAMAGED ON FORCED LANDING. NO COMPRESSION IN CYLINDER.

## 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 SEA93LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA180), Aug 21, 1993: Beech C23 (N6547R), Lakeview, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FRACTURED EXHAUST VALVE. THE ROUGH TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N6547R (1)

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

- [Accident 19770821025009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770821025009A), Aug 21, 1977: Beech C23 (N6547R), Bakersfield, CA, 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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