# Accident 19750702021149A: Beech 58, Collegeville, PA, July 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1975
- Place: Collegeville, PA
- Airport: Perkiomen Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.2040° N, 75.4303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Perkiomen Valley Airport (32PA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2040&lon=-75.4303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3AD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3AD-2011-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,461 total, 65 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA03-149919) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750702021149A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC76FHA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA03-149919), Jul 2, 1975: Ted Smith 601P (N3AD), Collegeville, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3AD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870429061909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429061909I), Apr 29, 1987: Beech 58 (N3AD), Westhampton, NY. Diverted with RPM rising unable to feather propeller. Safe landing. Propeller governor control cable broken.

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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