# Accident 20011007031842A: Beech S35, Westhampton Bea, NY, October 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2001, 13:56 local time
- Place: Westhampton Bea, NY
- Airport: The Francis S Gabreski Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8417° N, 72.6367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8417&lon=-72.6367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011007031842A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/17/2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1356 HOURS EST, N224HP WAS CLEARED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 AT GABRESKI AIRPORT. GABRESKI TOWER THEN CLEARED N224HP TO TAXI TO TAXIWAY "C". THERE WAS SOME STEPPED ON COMMUNICATIONS WHEN MR. SANBORN ENTERED TAXIWAY "C", WHEN MR. SANBORN DECIDED TO HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 19. APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AFTER HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 19, MR. SANBORN FELT N230HB, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT LAZER, SERIAL NUMBER HB-1, IMPACT THE TAIL OF HIS AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N230HB: [Accident 20011007031841A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011007031841A)

## 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 NYC02LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA006), Oct 7, 2001: Pierce Bushby Mustang II (N224HP), W Hampton Beach, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate lookout during the taxi.

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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