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Beechcraft H50 N5581

7 January 1978 · Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 7 January 1978 at about 14:20 local time, a Beechcraft H50 registered N5581 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Pottstown
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft H50
Registration
N5581
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Teterboro, Nj → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0030

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DRG VOR APCH DCNDD BLO MDA, CONTD FLT AT LOW ALTSTRUCK HI TRRN 2 MI NE OF ARPT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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