# Accident 19890306010479A: Beech TC45J, Johnstown, PA, March 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1989, 09:25 local time
- Place: Johnstown, PA
- Airport: Johnstown-Cambria County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AGYA
- Location: 40.3156° N, 78.8347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3156&lon=-78.8347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45861, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45861-2018-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech TC-45J (registry code 1151022, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (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 TC45J
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,851 total, 3,075 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890306010479A

## Narrative

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

SLID OFF SNOW COVERED RUNWAY AFTER LANDING IN A STRONG CROSSWIND.  SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 NYC89LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA108), Mar 6, 1989: Beech TC-45J (N45861), Johnstown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. THE CROSSWIND AND SNOW COVERED RUNWAY WERE RELATED FACTORS.

## Other reports on N45861 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970116002229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970116002229I), Jan 16, 1997: Beech TC45J (N45861), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot had just repositioned the aircraft from pts to sgf. After landing on runway 32, he turned onto taxiway f, then onto taxiway d. during this…

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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