# NTSB IAD76AI026: Beech C23, N8061R, Afton, VA, October 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1975
- Place: Afton, VA · AFTON, VA
- Location: 38.0222° N, 78.8334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0222&lon=-78.8334&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3634  75/10/18 NR.AFTON,VA           BEECH C23           CR-  1  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 436
        TIME - 1223                    N8061R              PX-  0  1  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SEARCH MISSION,PLT ATTN DIVERTED TO GND OBJECT.UN CLB ABV RISING TRRN.HIT MTN ABT 2000FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8061R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8061R-1976-02-13), registration cancelled 1976-02-13, S/N M-1299 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (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 19751018040369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751018040369A), Oct 18, 1975: Beech C23, Afton, VA, Destroyed. Search mission,plt attn diverted to gnd object. Un clb abv rising trrn. Hit mtn abt 2000FT MSL.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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