# NTSB OAK78FA018: Beech 58, N4307W, Genoa Peak, NV, February 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1978
- Place: Genoa Peak, NV · GENOA PEAK, NV
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0653  78/2/18    GENOA PEAK,NV       BEECH 58            CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0455                    N4307W              PX-  3  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            35, 2906 TOTAL HOURS, 85
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CA              LAKE TAHOE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      31
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          170                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TOPS OF MOUNTAINS OBSCURED.RADAR PLOT SHOWED ACFT CIRCLING IN AREA OVER 12MIN.RECOVERED 2/19/78.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4307W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4307W-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N TH-430 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (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 19780218008629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218008629A), Feb 18, 1978: Beech 58, Genoa Peak, NV, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Tops of mountains obscured. Radar plot showed acft circling in areer 12MIN.recovered 2/19/78.

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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