# NTSB ATL82DID01: Beech 77, N6721F, Boones Mill, VA, October 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1981
- Place: Boones Mill, VA · BOONES MILL, VA
- Location: 37.1156° N, 79.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boones Mill, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1156&lon=-79.9514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DID01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DID01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2120  81/10/21   BOONES MILL,VA      BEECH 77            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1805                    N6721F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ENTERED RAVINE,STALLED DRG 180DEG TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6721F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6721F-1995-10-02), registration cancelled 1995-10-02, S/N WA97 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Registry model: [Beech 77](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (registry code 1153007) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19811021069069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021069069A), Oct 21, 1981: Beech 77, Boones Mill, VA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed on mountain ridge when pilot attempted to climb airplane over summit.

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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