# Accident 20010718022119A: Beech 58TC, Sidney, NY, July 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2001, 08:50 local time
- Place: Sidney, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3110° N, 75.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3110&lon=-75.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117HS-2003-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58TC (registry code 1152746, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58TC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010718022119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT SIDNEY, NY IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. AFTER THE SECOND MISSED APPROACH FOR VOR APPROACH RWY 25, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA APPROX 2.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIDNEY'S MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. NO INDICATIONS OF ENGINE TROUBLES OR AIRCRAFT CONTROL PROBLEMS.

## 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 NYC01FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA178), Jul 18, 2001: Beech 58-TC (N117HS), Sidney, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow IFR procedures which resulted in a collision with rising terrain. Factors related to the accident were the rising terrain and fog.

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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