# NTSB MIA78FA042: Beech C23, N9BW, Eatonton, GA, January 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1978
- Place: Eatonton, GA · EATONTON, GA
- Location: 33.3258° N, 83.3889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eatonton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3258&lon=-83.3889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0557   78/1/7  NR.EATONTON,GA        BEECH C23           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 180
        TIME - 1415                    N9BW                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNA,GA                  ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    954
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       63
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 12/29/78.FSS ADVISED VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9BW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9BW-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N M-1426 (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 19780107007629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780107007629A), Jan 7, 1978: Beech C23, Missing Aircraf, GA, Destroyed. Acft dmg & injury index presumed.

## Other investigations on N9BW (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 MIA76DLA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLA43), Apr 9, 1976: Beech C23 (N9BW), Lanark Village, FL, substantial damage

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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