# Accident 19790405010419A: Beech 18/, Newburgh, NY, April 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Newburgh, NY
- Airport: Stewart
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PTL
- 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: N145PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N145PA-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,615 total, 187 in this make and model, 308 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79IA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405010419A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF WITH STRONG GUSTY CROSSWIND. LOST CONTROL, VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC79IA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA039), Apr 5, 1979: Beech BE-18 (N145PA), Newburgh, NY, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N145PA (1)

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

- [Incident 19790510026079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790510026079I), May 10, 1979: Beech G18S (N145PA), Jamaica, NY. Lost directional control when brakes failed.

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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