# NTSB NYC68F0257: Beech A23, N1458L, Seneca, PA, November 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1967
- Place: Seneca, PA · SENECA, PA
- Location: 41.3772° N, 79.7052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seneca, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3772&lon=-79.7052&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0257

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4285   67/11/8   SENECA,PA           BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 320
        TIME - 1030                    N1458L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SENECA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           COPILOT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1458L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1458L-2020-05-01), registration cancelled 2020-05-01, S/N M-853 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Seneca

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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