# Accident 19740801026359A: Beech 6580, Charleston, WV, August 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1974
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242Q-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6580
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,360 total, 154 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FIJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740801026359A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EQPD WITH 2 REBAT R-35 LEAD ACID BATTERIES.ACFT EQPT LIST,MFG SPECS,ONE N1 CADIUM BATTERY.

## 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 IAD75FIJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIJ06), Aug 1, 1974: Beech 65-80 (N242Q), Charleston, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N242Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800907040649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907040649A), Sep 7, 1980: Beech 6580 (N242Q), Lake Marian, FL, Destroyed. Found airplane had landed gear up in a lake. No bodies found. Illegal drug operation.

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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