# Accident 19770730022359A: Beech H35, Avoca, PA, July 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1977
- Place: Avoca, PA
- Airport: Scranton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.4802° N, 75.7720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Scranton Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4802&lon=-75.7720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5530D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5530D-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 599 total, 600 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770730022359A

## Narrative

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

WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE INJECTOR SYS.

## 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 NYC77FHA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA31), Jul 30, 1977: Beech 35H (N5530D), Avoca, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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