# NTSB NYC70D0187: Beech A90, N769K, Bradford, PA, September 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1969
- Place: Bradford, PA · BRADFORD, PA
- Location: 41.9610° N, 78.6409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradford, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9610&lon=-78.6409&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0187
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0187

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4056  69/9/29    BRADFORD,PA         BEECH A90           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1906                    N769K               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 46, 11905 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1312 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          UTICA,NY                    ST MARYS,PA                  BRADFORD,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- AIRPORT NOT FENCED IN,STRUCK HERD OF DEER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N769K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A90
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradford

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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