# Accident 19780507039559A: Snias SA330J, Atlantic City, NJ, May 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1978
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49496, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49496-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S SA330J (registry code 8680612, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa330j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ASTAZOU series (registry code 60020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA330J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,490 total, 116 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780507039559A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN ATLANTIC OCEAN.

## 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 NYC78FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA048), May 7, 1978: Aerospatle 330J (N49496), Atlantic City (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage, 2 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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