# NTSB NYC78DHA16: Beech D95A, N779QA, Quakertown, PA, February 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1978
- Place: Quakertown, PA · QUAKERTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.4397° N, 75.3458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quakertown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4397&lon=-75.3458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143146
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DHA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0379  78/2/17    QUAKERTOWN,PA       BEECH D95A          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0940                    N779QA              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 44, 13066 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUAKERTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUAKERTOWN,PA               WHITE PLAINS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N779QA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quakertown

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780217002599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780217002599A), Feb 17, 1978: Beech B95A, Quakertown, PA, Substantial damage

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.

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