# Accident 19780615016189A: Beech A23, State College, PA, June 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1978
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.7910° N, 77.8568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of State College, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7910&lon=-77.8568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3521R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3521R-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780615016189A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC78FGT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT09), Jun 15, 1978: Beech A23 (N3521R), State College, PA, 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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