# Accident 19890601013919A: Beech B60, North East, PA, June 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1989, 11:39 local time
- Place: North East, PA
- Airport: Moorhead Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0005° N, 75.1692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0005&lon=-75.1692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5AN-1992-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1C4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890601013919A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING,LOST CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY,COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AND BURNED. SHORT GRAVEL RUNWAY A FACTOR.

## 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 NYC89LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA143), Jun 1, 1989: Beech 60 (N5AN), Philadelphia, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT DURING THE LANDING, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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