# NTSB NYC70AN104: Beech A23A, N5956S, Montgomeryvlle, PA, March 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1970
- Place: Montgomeryvlle, PA · MONTGOMERYVLLE, PA
- Location: 40.2502° N, 75.2405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomeryville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2502&lon=-75.2405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70AN104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0093  70/3/24    MONTGOMERYVLLE,PA   BEECH A23A          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1055                    N5956S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERYVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5956S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5956S-1971-05-10), registration cancelled 1971-05-10, S/N M-973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Montgomeryville

## Other investigations on N5956S (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 NYC68F0251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0251), Oct 21, 1967: Beech A23 (N5956S), Medford, NJ, no damage

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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