# Accident 19790629040709A: Beech C45H, Slatington, PA, June 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1979, 06:13 local time
- Place: Slatington, PA
- Airport: Allentown
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.7536° N, 75.6108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slatington, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7536&lon=-75.6108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N281M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281M-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,042 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA051-201201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629040709A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC79FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA051-201201), Jun 29, 1979: Beech C45H (N281M), Slatington, PA, 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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