# NTSB IAD76DIJ07: Beech C23, N9295S, Summersville, WV, November 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1975
- Place: Summersville, WV · SUMMERSVILLE, WV
- Location: 38.2870° N, 80.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summersville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2870&lon=-80.8415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DIJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DIJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3557   75/11/1   SUMMERSVILLE,WV     BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 913
        TIME - 1700                    N9295S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMERSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUMMERSVILLE,WV             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACCT VEERED TO R WHEN NOSEWHEEL T/D.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9295S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9295S), registered now, S/N M-1630, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- 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: Summersville

## 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 19751101036099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751101036099A), Nov 1, 1975: Beech C23, Summersville, WV, Substantial damage. Acct veered to r when nosewheel t/d.

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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