# NTSB NYC67F0355: Beechcraft E18S, N219Y, Reedsville, PA, October 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1966
- Place: Reedsville, PA · REEDSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.6649° N, 77.5930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reedsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6649&lon=-77.5930&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0355
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0355

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3542  66/10/27   REEDSVILLE PA       BEECHCRAFT E18S     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0635                    N219Y               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 40, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIFFLIN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT KNOWINGLY ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH FROST COATING ON AIRCRAFT WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N219Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N219Y-2009-07-14), registration cancelled 2009-07-14, S/N BA-270, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mifflin County

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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