# Incident 19970703016949I: Beech C23, Parkersburg, WV, July 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1997, 20:21 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Airport: Wood County Airport Gill Robb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2259L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2259L) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,264 total, 7 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970703016949I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. OVERRAN RUNWAY INTO GRASS. SWERVED AVOID FENCE. FOLDED GEAR. CAUSE POWER LOSS INVESTIGATING.

## Other reports on N2259L (1)

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

- [Accident 19770304004549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770304004549A), Mar 4, 1977: Beech C23 (N2259L), Portsmouth, VA, Substantial damage. Ip cut mixt ctl

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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