# NTSB IAD79FA024: Beech B-19, N18790, Greensboro, NC, December 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1978
- Place: Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4195  78/12/19   GREENSBORO,NC       BEECH B-19          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1616                    N18790              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      30, 2670 TOTAL HOURS, 323
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBORO REGION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- LESS THAN 1MIN BEHIND LNDG 727.APP PATH LOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18790](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18790-1984-07-11), registration cancelled 1984-07-11, S/N MB-851 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B-19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Greensboro Region

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781219044999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219044999A), Dec 19, 1978: Beech B19, Greensboro, NC, Destroyed. Less than 1MIN behind lndg 727.app path low.

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.

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