# Accident 19780417011939A: Beech A2319, Mandan, ND, April 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1978
- Place: Mandan, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 46.8295° N, 100.8871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mandan, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8295&lon=-100.8871&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8051R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8051R-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA033-201239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780417011939A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE NOT RECOVERED.PLT FOUND 5/24/78.

## 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 MKC78FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA033-201239), Apr 17, 1978: Beech A24R (N8051R), Mandan, ND, 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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