# NTSB NYC70A0014: Beech D18S, N319, Jersey Shore, PA, July 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1969
- Place: Jersey Shore, PA · JERSEY SHORE, PA
- Location: 41.2007° N, 77.2666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jersey Shore, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2007&lon=-77.2666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70A0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3797  69/7/27    JERSEY SHORE,PA     BEECH D18S          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 210
        TIME - 1824                    N319                PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JERSEY SHORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKY MOUNT,NC              JAMESTOWN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                      RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK HILLSIDE DURING TSTM,HEAVY RAIN. PLT HAD PREVIOUSLY ASKED FOR RADAR ASSISTANCE. NOT AVAIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N319](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N319-2009-08-31), registration cancelled 2009-08-31, S/N A-149, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Jersey Shore

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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