# NTSB CHI76FEI48: Beech B19, N1957W, Strongsville, OH, September 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1976
- Place: Strongsville, OH · STRONGSVILLE, OH
- Location: 41.3128° N, 81.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strongsville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3128&lon=-81.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEI48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3004   76/9/6    STRONGSVILLE,OH     BEECH B19           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N1957W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRONGVILLE AIRPK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRYSTAL LAKE,IL             STRONGSVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT SKIDDED SIDEWAYS THEN BOUNCED 3 TIMES BEFORE GO-AROUND INITIATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1957W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1957W-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N MB-621, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strongville Airpk

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760906029799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760906029799A), Sep 6, 1976: Beech B19, Strongsville, OH, Substantial damage. Acft skidded sideways then bounced 3 times before go-around initiated.

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.

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