# Accident 19790120001199A: Beech 58, Beaver Falls, PA, January 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1979, 08:55 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAVER COUNTY (BVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15BB-2012-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,537 total, 160 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120001199A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON ICY RWY PILOT EXPERIENCED NO BRAKING ACTION, ACFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

## 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 NYC79FGM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM09), Jan 20, 1979: Beech BE-58 (N15BB), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15BB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790207002489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790207002489A), Feb 7, 1979: Beech 58 (N15BB), Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on an ice covered runway. Slid off the side of the runway on takeoff.

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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