# Accident 19780608025209A: Beech T34B, Dillwyn, VA, June 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1978
- Place: Dillwyn, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.5405° N, 78.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillwyn, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5405&lon=-78.4612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31810, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31810-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech T-34B (registry code 1152014, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-t-34b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T34B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 11 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DID08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780608025209A

## Narrative

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

NAV EQUIP WEAK,ERRATIC.R FUEL GAGE READ 8-10 GL WHEN EMPTY.VFR CRCOUNTRY.

## 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 IAD78DID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DID08), Jun 8, 1978: Beech T-34B (N31810), Dillwyn, VA, 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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