# Accident 19781212036399A: Beech A2319, Brighton, MI, December 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1978
- Place: Brighton, MI
- Airport: Hyne Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.5297° N, 83.7845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5297&lon=-83.7845&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7615R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7615R-1979-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212036399A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT/MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED. NO DUAL INSTR RCVD WITPRECEDING 90 DAYS.

## 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 CHI79FEC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC07), Dec 12, 1978: Beech B23 (N7615R), Brighton, MI, substantial damage

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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