# Accident 19781223040842A: Beech A2319, Augusta,Me, ME, December 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1978
- Place: Augusta,Me, ME
- Airport: Augusta State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 44.3207° N, 69.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA STATE (AUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3207&lon=-69.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2054L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2054L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,069 total, 1 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223040842A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N201M, Mooney M20D: [Accident 19781223040841A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223040841A)

## 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 NYC79FNC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC12), Dec 23, 1978: Beech C-23 (N2054L), Augusta, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2054L (1)

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

- [Accident 19761216038189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761216038189A), Dec 16, 1976: Beech A2319 (N2054L), Frenchville, ME, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing,started go-around,door opened looked at open door,swerved into snowbank.

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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