# Accident 19781208039889A: Beech F35, Chester, CT, December 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1978
- Place: Chester, CT
- Airport: Chester
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Location: 41.3837° N, 72.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHESTER (SNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3837&lon=-72.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7125N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7125N-1980-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,698 total, 1,083 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781208039889A

## Narrative

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

FINAL FOR CHESTER A/P 076DEG.HEADING FOR GOODSPEED A/P 066DEG,NOTT APCH.ACFT ON 066DEG RADIAL.

## 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 NYC79FNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE02), Dec 8, 1978: Beech V35A (N7125N), Chester, CT, destroyed

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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