# Accident 19790729021039A: Beech 23BEECH, Suffolk, NY, July 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Suffolk, NY
- Airport: Mattiituck
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N60045, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60045-2002-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 16 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729021039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OVERSHOT LANDING. HIT A TREE ON GO AROUND.

## 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 NYC79FHJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ27), Jul 29, 1979: Beech C23 (N60045), Mattituck, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N60045 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940909036409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940909036409I), Sep 9, 1994: Beech 58P (N60045), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. Raised gear by mistake thinking raising flaps during taxi to ramp.

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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