# NTSB NYC66D0600: Beech D-18S, N179L, Roanoke, VA, March 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1966
- Place: Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0600
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0600

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0747  66/3/31    ROANOKE VA          BEECH D-18S         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2650
        TIME - 1530                    N179L               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N179L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179L-1975-06-16), registration cancelled 1975-06-16, S/N 67115 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-18S
- Registry model: [Beech SNB-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-snb-5) (registry code 1151024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodrum

## Other investigations on N179L (2)

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 CHI75FEI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI04), Jul 18, 1974: Beech SNB-5 (N179L), Philadelphia, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD73AI018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI018), Jun 14, 1973: Beech D18S (N179L), Covington, KY, substantial damage

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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