# Accident 19781001040109A: Beech F35, Wrightstown, NJ, October 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Wrightstown, NJ
- Airport: Mcguire Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.0156° N, 74.5917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Mc Guire Air Force Base (WRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0156&lon=-74.5917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3898N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3898N-1980-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 27 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001040109A

## Narrative

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

FUEL IN L TANK.

## 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 NYC79FHD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD01), Oct 1, 1978: Beech 35 (N3898N), Wrightstown, NJ, 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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