# Accident 19791012029149A: Beech 58P, Nocona, TX, October 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Nocona, TX
- Airport: Nocona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7738° N, 97.7382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Nocona Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7738&lon=-97.7382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717AH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791012029149A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. LANDED AT AIRPORT WITH GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. BATTERY OVERHEATED. BAD VOLTAGE REGULATOR.

## 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 FTW80FPD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD01), Oct 12, 1979: Beech 58P (N717AH), Nocona, TX, 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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