Beechcraft A-23 N8774M
25 December 1970 · Chadbourn, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 December 1970 at about 10:04 local time, a Beechcraft A-23 registered N8774M was involved in an accident during in flight near Chadbourn, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chadbourn, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chadbourn
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A-23
- Registration
- N8774M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Winston-Salem, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2478
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LOW PASS OVER UNFINISHED ROAD BED, VERT STABLIZERHIT WIRE APRX 3OFT ABOVE GND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1970 | Beechcraft A-23 | Marlboro, Massachusetts, United States | Atlantic Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Beechcraft A-23 | Toledo, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1970 | Beechcraft A-23 | Roundup, Montana, United States | Montana Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1970 | Beechcraft A-23 | Whiting, Iowa, United States | SOO Flying, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1970 | Beechcraft A-23 | Blythe, California, United States | Naval Flying C | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft A-23 | Manchester, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |