# Accident 19780107001489A: Beech E50, Pottstown, PA, January 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1978
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Airport: Pottstown
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 40.2604° N, 75.6708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POTTSTOWN MUNI (N47), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2604&lon=-75.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5581, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5581-1978-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H50 (registry code 1152534, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780107001489A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC78FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA021), Jan 7, 1978: Beech H50 (N5581), Pottstown, PA, substantial damage, 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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