# NTSB IAD79FID07: Beech C23, N6576R, Chesterfield, VA, February 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1979
- Place: Chesterfield, VA · CHESTERFIELD, VA
- Location: 37.3771° N, 77.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3771&lon=-77.5058&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FID07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0229   79/2/6    CHESTERFIELD,VA     BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 196
        TIME - 1830                    N6576R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTERFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTERFIELD,VA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6576R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6576R-2021-02-20), registration cancelled 2021-02-20, S/N M-1594, built 1974 (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: Chesterfield

## 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 19790206002379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206002379A), Feb 6, 1979: Beech C23, Chesterfield, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft on landing roll. Ran off runway into ditch.

## Other investigations on N6576R (1)

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.

- [NTSB GAA17CA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA500), Aug 21, 2017: Beech C23 (N6576R), Rexburg, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to land the airplane with insufficient runway remaining after realizing the airplane wasn't climbing.

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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