# Accident 19781211037989A: Beech A2319, Grand Forks, ND, December 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1978
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 47.9479° N, 97.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND FORKS INTL (GFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9479&lon=-97.1757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18950, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18950) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 829 total, 7 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211037989A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC79FTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG02), Dec 11, 1978: Beech C24R (N18950), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N18950 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900817054169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900817054169I), Aug 17, 1990: Beech C24R (N18950), Waupaca, WI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Torque shaft tube sheared off at drag link taper pin hole.

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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