# Accident 19780917026889A: Boeing B75, Pottstown, PA, September 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1978
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Airport: Pottstown-Lmrk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.2509° N, 75.6448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2509&lon=-75.6448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75 (registry code 1380116, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680-4P-B4 (registry code 41542, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 424 total, 45 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917026889A

## 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 NYC78FHA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHA34), Sep 17, 1978: Stearman PT-17 (N46Y), Pottstown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N46Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20230919014869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230919014869A), Sep 19, 2023: Boeing B75 (N46Y), Erwinna, PA, Substantial damage. Airman departed runway 25 which is an upsloping runway. On rotation, the aircraft experienced a gust of wind, locally reported at 31012G16KT, that pushed the…

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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