# NTSB NYC70D0039: Beech B55, N7863L, Albrightsville, PA, July 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1969
- Place: Albrightsville, PA · ALBRIGHTSVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.0117° N, 75.6068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albrightsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0117&lon=-75.6068&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2968   69/7/1    ALBRIGHTSVILLE,PA   BEECH B55           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1389
        TIME - 1540                    N7863L              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT POCOHANTAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE PLAINS,NY             HAZLETON,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT FLT TIME 13HRS IN LAST 24HRS.ACFT STRUCK ROCKS BEYOND END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7863L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7863L-2011-07-20), registration cancelled 2011-07-20, S/N TE-220, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt Pocohantas

## Other investigations on N7863L (2)

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 MKC80FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA041), Jun 24, 1980: Beech 95-C55 (N7863L), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68D0118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0118), Oct 31, 1967: Beech 95-C55 (N7863L), New Castle, DE, substantial 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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