35.0927° N, 77.0718° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bern, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 1, 1979 · 12:00 local
Place
New Bern, NC
Airport
Pepsi International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8870L
Reported as
Gulstm AA1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total78 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot became disoriented in rain showers. Fss assisted with df steer. Pilot then overshot the landing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED IN RAIN SHOWERS. FSS ASSISTED WITH DF STEER. PILOT THEN OVERSHOT THE LANDING.