# Accident 19830616025859A: Beech 76, Moultonboro, NH, June 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1983, 10:30 local time
- Place: Moultonboro, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7548° N, 71.3967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moultonborough, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7548&lon=-71.3967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N794Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N794Y-1983-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 995 total, 21 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830616025859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REACH AIRPORT THAT HAD VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN AT 2000 FEET

## 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 NYC83FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA144), Jun 16, 1983: Beech 76 (N794Y), Moultonboro, NH, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N794Y (3)

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

- [Incident 19820821055619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821055619I), Aug 21, 1982: Beech 76 (N794Y), Boston, MA, Minor damage. SIC pilot made hard landing. PIC elected to abort landing and landed on another runway. SIC surrendered license.
- [Incident 19820220005999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820220005999I), Feb 20, 1982: Beech 76 (N794Y), Bedford, MA. Pilot had difficulty entering traffic pattern, following ATC instructions. Landed with assist from other aircraft.
- [Incident 19791218046379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791218046379I), Dec 18, 1979: Beech 76 (N794Y), Bedford, NH, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing. Down lock limit switch #1003810061 stuck, brace assembly could not lock down.

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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