# Accident 19780426011979A: Beech F33A, La Grande, OR, April 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1978
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 45.3240° N, 118.0855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grande, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3240&lon=-118.0855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4515A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4515A-1980-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780426011979A

## Narrative

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

NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.PLT INFORMED THAT VACUUM INSTRUMENTS WOUE INOP FOR FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA78FYM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM28), Apr 26, 1978: Beech F33A (N4515A), La Grande, OR, destroyed

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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