# NTSB CHI80FEX26: Beech C-23, N1917L, Martinsville, IN, July 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1980
- Place: Martinsville, IN · MARTINSVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.4147° N, 86.4317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4147&lon=-86.4317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1059  80/7/17    MARTINSVILLE,IN     BEECH C-23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N1917L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCDANIEL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MARTINSVILLE,IN             RETURN                       VINCENNES,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1917L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1917L), registered now, S/N M-1817, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcdaniel Field

## 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 19800717027519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717027519A), Jul 17, 1980: Beech C23, Martinsville, IN, Substantial damage. Student landed downwind and not aligned with runway. Ran off side of runway into tall corn.

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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