# Accident 19780715030129A: Beech 35BEECH, Crescent Lake, OR, July 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1978
- Place: Crescent Lake, OR
- Airport: Crescent Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.5096° N, 121.9353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crescent Lake, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5096&lon=-121.9353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3943N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3943N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 114 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYK20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715030129A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 20K.

## 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 SEA78DYK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYK20), Jul 15, 1978: Beech 35 (N3943N), Crescent Lake, OR, 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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