# Accident 19780908035179A: Beech A2319, Big Sur, CA, September 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1978
- Place: Big Sur, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.2702° N, 121.8075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Sur, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2702&lon=-121.8075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23994, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23994-1981-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908035179A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON SIDE OF BOX CANYON NEAR MOUNTAINOUS RIDGE LINE. PLT BLALCOHOL LEVEL .07 .

## 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 OAK78FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA049), Sep 8, 1978: Beech C-24R (N23994), Big Sur, CA, 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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