# Accident 19790812017409A: Beech B24R, Pittsfield, PA, August 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Pittsfield, PA
- Airport: Broken Straw
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8329° N, 79.3607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROKENSTRAW (PA55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8329&lon=-79.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9250S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9250S-1990-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812017409A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LIFTED NOSE WHEEL TOO SOON ON TAKEOFF AND BECAME AIRBORNE BEFORE SHE HAD FLYING SPEED.

## 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 NYC79FGM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM42), Aug 12, 1979: Beech B-24R (N9250S), Youngsville, PA, substantial damage

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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