# Accident 19770330016009A: Beech A2319, Ephrata, WA, March 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1977
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 47.3121° N, 119.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephrata, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3121&lon=-119.5344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24012, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24012-1977-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,475 total, 707 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770330016009A

## Narrative

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

SPIN FM LOW ALT, RCVRY INCOMPLETE.

## 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 SEA77FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA023), Mar 30, 1977: Beech B19 (N24012), Ephrata, WA, destroyed, 2 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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