# Accident 19781007038579A: Boeing N2S3, East Gramby Ct, CT, October 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1978
- Place: East Gramby Ct, CT
- Airport: Simsbury
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.9162° N, 72.7769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIMSBURY (4B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9162&lon=-72.7769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1395V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING N2S3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781007038579A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OBSERVED DOING FLAT TURNS AFT TKOF.ENG OIL CAP FOUND 150FT FOF END OF RWY.

## 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 NYC79FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA002), Oct 7, 1978: Boeing E-75 (N1395V), East Gramby Ct, CT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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