19790629040709A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech C-45H · Slatington, PA · June 29, 1979

Date
June 29, 1979 · 06:13 local
Place
Slatington, PA
Airport
Allentown
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N281M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA051
Reported as
Beech C45H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,042 total2,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Descended below glide path. Hit trees near outer marker. Atco & pilot not authorized for IFR operations.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE PATH. HIT TREES NEAR OUTER MARKER. ATCO & PILOT NOT AUTHORIZED FOR IFR OPERATIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.