# Accident 19780324034269A: Beech F35, Philadelphia, PA, March 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1978
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: N.Philadelphia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N257A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257A-2009-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780324034269A

## 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 NYC78FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA036), Mar 24, 1978: Beech G35 (N257A), Philadelphia, 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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