# Incident 19780301013709I: Beech 3NM, Allentown, PA, March 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1978, 03:30 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12VT-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 3NM (registry code 1151044, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3NM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,380 total, 480 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780301013709I

## Narrative

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

CREW MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO AN INCREASINGLY STRONG ODOR. WAS OVERFLOW OF RAZBERRY EXTRACT. HAZARDOUS.

## Other reports on N12VT (2)

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

- [Accident 19790224021231A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224021231A), Feb 24, 1979: Beech 3NM (N12VT), Memphis, TN, Destroyed. Pilot was cleared to ramp via crossing rwy 9. Acft lndg roll on 9 hit wing of taxiing acft. Fact: ATC & pilot error
- [Accident 19780913043539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913043539A), Sep 13, 1978: Beech 3NM (N12VT), Chicago, IL, 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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