# Accident 19830630070439A: Beech G18S, Keyser, WV, June 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1983, 10:30 local time
- Place: Keyser, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAKA
- Location: 39.4306° N, 78.9806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4306&lon=-78.9806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830630070439A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A TREE COVERED CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN FLYING LOW IN A VALLEY.

## 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 ATL83FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA247), Jun 30, 1983: Beech G18S (N215W), Keyser, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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