# Accident 19780908034669A: Beech F35, Pontiac, MI, September 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1978
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2834V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2834V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEC52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908034669A

## Narrative

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

GENERATOR SHORTING.

## 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 CHI78FEC52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC52), Sep 8, 1978: Beech BE35 (N2834V), Pontiac, MI, 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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