# Accident 19780523015649A: Beech 3NM, Syracuse, NY, May 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1978
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse-Hancock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3127B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3127B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 3NM (registry code 1151044, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3NM
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 1,850 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FFJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523015649A

## Narrative

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

PIC REPORTD PWR LOST ON RT ENGINE,NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.TRAVELED 5T DRG TKOF.WT & BAL NOT EST.

## 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 NYC78FFJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ21), May 23, 1978: Beech 3NM (N3127B), Syracuse, NY, 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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