# NTSB NYC70D0102: Beech T-34B, N11SG, Orleans, MA, August 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1969
- Place: Orleans, MA · ORLEANS, MA
- Location: 41.7878° N, 70.0015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orleans, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7878&lon=-70.0015&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2999   69/8/9    ORLEANS,MASS        BEECH T-34B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 805
        TIME - 0836                    N11SG               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NORWOOD,MASS                CHATHAM,MASS                 ORLEANS,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11SG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11SG-2017-05-25), registration cancelled 2017-05-25, S/N BG-171 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T-34B
- Registry model: [Beech T-34B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-t-34b) (registry code 1152014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

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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