# Accident 19790404020359A: Beech E18S, Newburgh, NY, April 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1979, 23:11 local time
- Place: Newburgh, NY
- Airport: Stewart
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.5032° N, 74.0196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburgh, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5032&lon=-74.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149PA-1984-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,897 total, 99 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790404020359A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED GO AROUND DUE TO BEING TOO HIGH FOR RUNWAY AFTER VOR APPROACH. HIT TREES. FACTOR: AIRFRAME ICING.

## 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 NYC79FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA035), Apr 4, 1979: Beech E-18 (N149PA), Newburg, NY, 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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