# Accident 19730830030039A: Beech A2319, Scituate, MA, August 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1973
- Place: Scituate, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.1803° N, 70.7344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scituate, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1803&lon=-70.7344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7681R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7681R-1973-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730830030039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PAX STATED OIL ON WINDSHIELD,THEN ENG QUIT.DITCHED OFF COAST,ACFT SANK.PLT INJURY PRESUMED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC74AN019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN019), Aug 30, 1973: Beech 23 (N7681R), Scituate, MA, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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