# Accident 19771230041569A: Beech A2319, Kings Canyon, CO, December 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1977
- Place: Kings Canyon, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.9269° N, 106.2270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kings Canyon, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9269&lon=-106.2270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3610Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3610Q-1980-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-19 (registry code 1151212, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,405 total, 719 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771230041569A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN78FTE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE21), Dec 30, 1977: Beech A23-19 (N3610Q), Kings Canyon, CO, destroyed

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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