# NTSB ATL81FID04: Beech C23, N5401M, Chester, VA, December 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1980
- Place: Chester, VA · CHESTER, VA
- Location: 37.3520° N, 77.4337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3520&lon=-77.4337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FID04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2869   80/12/6   CHESTER,VA          BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1110                    N5401M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTERFIELD CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTER,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- PLT RAISED FLAPS BFR ADDING PWR DRG GO-ARND.TCHDWN SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5401M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chesterfield Co

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801206070909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801206070909A), Dec 6, 1980: Beech C23, Chester, VA, Substantial damage. Student on 1st solo landing had traffic on runwa. Began go-around, dumped flaps,landed short of runway.

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.

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