19780107001489A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech E50 · Pottstown, PA · January 7, 1978

Date
January 7, 1978
Place
Pottstown, PA
Airport
Pottstown
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5581
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC78FA021
Reported as
Beech E50
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,900 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Drg VOR apch dcndd blo mda,contd flt at low alt struck hi trrn 2NE of arpt.

As the FAA filed it

DRG VOR APCH DCNDD BLO MDA,CONTD FLT AT LOW ALT STRUCK HI TRRN 2NE OF ARPT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.