# NTSB NYC70FHM01: Beech D18S, N3333S, Stormville, NY, January 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1970
- Place: Stormville, NY · STORMVILLE, NY
- Location: 41.5704° N, 73.7454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stormville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5704&lon=-73.7454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FHM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FHM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0327  70/1/10    STORMVILLE,NY       BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 48,
        TIME - 1000                    N3333S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STORMVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIDGEPORT,CONN             STORMVILLE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           11                                                      200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ICY PATCHES ON RWY. GUSTING TO 28K. PLT CLAIMS 450 HRS IN TYPE ACFT. NO OFFICIAL RECORD ON PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3333S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3333S-1970-06-22), registration cancelled 1970-06-22, S/N A-195 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stormville

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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