# NTSB OAK74FVW15: Beech B19, N24680, Panaca, NV, April 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1974
- Place: Panaca, NV · PANACA, NV
- Location: 37.7881° N, 114.4005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panaca, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7881&lon=-114.4005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVW15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0605   74/4/6    PANACA,NEV          BEECH B19           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 227
        TIME - 0805                    N24680              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          N.LAS VEGAS,NEV             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES & THEN ROOF OF HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24680](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24680-1975-06-11), registration cancelled 1975-06-11, S/N MB-577 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Registry model: [Beech B-19 SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-19-sport) (registry code 1151216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740406007529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406007529A), Apr 6, 1974: Beech B19, Panaca, NV, Substantial damage. Hit wires & then roof of house.

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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