# NTSB NYC68F0074: Beech 23, N8704M, Spring Valley, NY, July 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1967
- Place: Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2388  67/7/18    SPRING VALLEY, NY   BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 176
        TIME - 1600                    N8704M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON LAST 500 FT OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8704M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8704M), registered now, S/N M-488, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ramapo Valley

## Other investigations on N8704M (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 GAA16CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA357), Jul 2, 2016: Beech 23 (N8704M), Maryville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines on approach during landing, resulting a power line strike, uncontrolled descent, and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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