# NTSB NYC70DFD11: Beech T-34, N4113A, Nantucket, MA, March 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1970
- Place: Nantucket, MA · NANTUCKET, MA
- Location: 41.2714° N, 70.0959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nantucket, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2714&lon=-70.0959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DFD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0837   70/3/7    NANTUCKET,MASS      BEECH T-34          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 300
        TIME - 1230                    N4113A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BEDFORD,MASS                NANTUCKET,MASS               CHATHAM,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE HIGH LDG APCH,OBSVD POLE,WIRES L OF ACFT MADE PULL UP.WIRES UNDERGROUND ON RNWY APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4113A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4113A-1970-05-18), registration cancelled 1970-05-18, S/N 52-8267 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T-34
- Registry model: [Beech A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (registry code 1152006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Somerset

## Other investigations on N4113A (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 UNK65X0240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0240), Oct 11, 1964: Beechcraft T34 (N4113A), Stafford, CT, 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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