# Accident 19780712042949A: Boeing N2S3, Oxford, PA, July 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1978
- Place: Oxford, PA
- Airport: Oxford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 39.7447° N, 76.0099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Oxford Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7447&lon=-76.0099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49680, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING N2S3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,606 total, 59 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD20-202542) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780712042949A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN HORSE PASTURE.

## 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 NYC79FHD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD20-202542), Jul 12, 1978: Stearman A75N1 (N49680), Oxford, PA, destroyed

## Other reports on N49680 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840725034639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840725034639A), Jul 25, 1984: Boeing A75N1 (N49680), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing. The blades of the propeller had twisted beyond low pitch limits.

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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