NYC70DFJ11

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 23 · Hammondsport, NY · June 6, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1970
Place
Hammondsport, NY · HAMMONDSPORT, NY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2361ZBeech 23
Status
Completed · report March 19, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
132150

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2362   70/6/6    HAMMONDSPORT,NY     BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N2361Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR-VAN GELDER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WILLIAMSPORT,PA             WILLIAMSPORT,PA              AVOCA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE

Aircraft

Registration
N2361Z
Reported as
Beech 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Taylor-Van Gelder

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.