# Accident 19740106043979A: Beech 99, Johnstown, PA, January 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1974
- Place: Johnstown, PA
- Airport: Johnstown-Cambria
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 40.3261° N, 78.9191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3261&lon=-78.9191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125AE-1974-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 11
- Pilot flight hours: 6,331 total, 383 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FM028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FM028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106043979A

## Narrative

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

LOC APCH.PREMATURE DSCNT BLO SAFE APCH SLOPE,REASON NOT DTRMD.CIG VRBL 200-400FT.CG BEYOND AFT LMT

## 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 ANC77FM028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FM028), Jan 6, 1974: Beech 99A (N125AE), Johnstown, PA, destroyed, 12 fatal

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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