# Accident 19790220003339A: Beech 58, Augusta, GA, February 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Daniel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4666° N, 82.0394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANIEL FLD (DNL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4666&lon=-82.0394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31BW-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220003339A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK ICE CHUNKS ON LANDING. AIRPORT OPERAATOR FAILED TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS.

## 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 MIA79DKG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG19), Feb 20, 1979: Beech B58 (N31BW), Augusta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N31BW (2)

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

- [Incident 20100309029669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100309029669I), Mar 9, 2010: Beech 58 (N31BW), Chignik Lake, AK, Minor damage. According to the pilot's statement: "loaded aircraft, and started engines. Checking systems...systems normal. Taxied to runway and proceded to depart.…
- [Incident 19860725051069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860725051069I), Jul 25, 1986: Beech 58 (N31BW), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Props struck runway on rollout, pilot applied power, extended gear and made safe landing.

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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