# Accident 19780217002599A: Beech B95A, Quakertown, PA, February 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1978
- Place: Quakertown, PA
- Airport: Quakertown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.4351° N, 75.3819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUAKERTOWN (UKT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4351&lon=-75.3819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N779QA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,055 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DHA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780217002599A

## 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 NYC78DHA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA16), Feb 17, 1978: Beech D95A (N779QA), Quakertown, 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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