# Accident 19741103040779A: Beech A23A, Meyersdale, PA, November 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1974
- Place: Meyersdale, PA
- Airport: Meyersdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.8485° N, 79.0193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Meyersdale Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8485&lon=-79.0193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7936L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7936L-1975-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 17 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741103040779A

## Narrative

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

R MAG,1 IGN LEAD SPARKING INTMTLY,COIL WIRE TO POINTS HAD BARE WIRE.ANNUAL INSP 9/18/74.

## 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 NYC75FGM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM17), Nov 3, 1974: Beech A23A (N7936L), Meyersdale, PA, 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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