# Accident 19780209004789A: Beech A2319, Pittsfield, IL, February 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1978
- Place: Pittsfield, IL
- Airport: Penstone
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 39.6005° N, 90.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6005&lon=-90.8101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3618Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3618Q-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-19 (registry code 1151212, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 572 total, 50 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEV16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780209004789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE.INSTRUCTOR SL1PPED WHILE ATTEMPTIAND START.BROKEN ARM.

## 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 CHI78DEV16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV16), Feb 9, 1978: Beech A23-19 (N3618Q), Pittsfield, IL, no damage

## Other reports on N3618Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19880527016269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880527016269A), May 27, 1988: Beech A2319 (N3618Q), Big Island, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Dive into river waters on climbout from Private strip. Takeoff flaps were on. Cause unknown. Heart disease noted.
- [Accident 19791125033799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125033799A), Nov 25, 1979: Beech A2319 (N3618Q), Pittsfield, IL, Substantial damage. Student pilot leveled aircraft too high on landing. No attempt to recover. Aircraft stalled, dropped to runway.

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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