# Accident 19780511012929A: Boeing N2S3, Pelham, GA, May 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1978
- Place: Pelham, GA
- Airport: Chickasaw
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 31.1266° N, 84.1515° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pelham, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1266&lon=-84.1515&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59031, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59031) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING N2S3
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,878 total, 136 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78F1A30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78F1A30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780511012929A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK HAY BALES STACKED NEAR DEPARTURE END OF RWY.DEW ON SOY.

## 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 MIA78F1A30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78F1A30), May 11, 1978: Boeing A75 (N59031), Pelham, GA, 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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