# Accident 19780215002029A: Beech A2319, Des Moines, IA, February 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1978
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6927Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6927Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780215002029A

## Narrative

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

A/C MOVED FORWARD DURING JUMP START STRIKING TUG. THROTTLE AT FULR DURING START.

## 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 MKC78DCD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD11), Feb 15, 1978: Beech A24 (N6927Q), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6927Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19810125007959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125007959I), Jan 25, 1981: Beech A2324 (N6927Q), Wintersett, IA. Pilot lost directional control due to unexpected crosswind drifted off runway. Nose wheel damaged runway light.

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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