# NTSB NYC67D0522: Beech A23, N5962S, Oneonta, NY, March 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1967
- Place: Oneonta, NY · ONEONTA, NY
- Location: 42.4548° N, 75.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oneonta, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4548&lon=-75.0669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0522
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0522

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0768  67/3/11    ONEONTA,NY          BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 276
        TIME - 1930                    N5962S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONEONTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PILOT MADE ANOTHER APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5962S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5962S-2002-01-11), registration cancelled 2002-01-11, S/N MA-46, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oneonta

## Other investigations on N5962S (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 NYC01FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA172), Jul 15, 2001: Beech A23-24 (N5962S), Bridgeville, DE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control while maneuvering. A factor was the FAA Aeromedical Certification Division's inadequate certification/approval of the pilot's…

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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