# Accident 19780218008629A: Beech 58, Genoa Peak, NV, February 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1978
- Place: Genoa Peak, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft: N4307W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4307W-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,906 total, 85 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218008629A

## Narrative

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

TOPS OF MOUNTAINS OBSCURED.RADAR PLOT SHOWED ACFT CIRCLING IN AREER 12MIN.RECOVERED 2/19/78.

## 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 OAK78FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA018), Feb 18, 1978: Beech 58 (N4307W), Genoa Peak, NV, destroyed, 4 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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