# NTSB NYC70FFJ14: Beech D18S, N302F, Hammondsport, NY, March 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1970
- Place: Hammondsport, NY · HAMMONDSPORT, NY
- Location: 42.4087° N, 77.2229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammondsport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4087&lon=-77.2229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136817
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FFJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FFJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1017  70/3/20    HAMMONDSPORT,NY     BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N302F               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 44, 9625 TOTAL HOURS, 64
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR VAN GELDER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETOWN,PA               HAMMONDSPORT,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    5500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          160                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ACFT T/D APRX 46FT SHORT OF RNWY.L GR HIT ICY SNOW BANK,WIND GUSTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N302F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302F-1984-03-10), registration cancelled 1984-03-10, S/N AF-95 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech TC-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45h) (registry code 1151020) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Taylor Van Gelder

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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