# NTSB NYC72DFJ11: Beech 65-90, N1909R, Canandaigua, NY, July 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1971
- Place: Canandaigua, NY · CANANDAIGUA, NY
- Location: 42.8890° N, 77.2803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canandaigua, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8890&lon=-77.2803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DFJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DFJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2730  71/7/24    CANANDAIGUA,NY      BEECH 65-90         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1110                    N1909R              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 43, 6486 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2138 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEWELL AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANASTOTA,NY                CANANDAIGUA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- UNATTENDED 1800FT GRASS STRIP,HIT DITCH APRX 150FT BEYOND END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1909R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-90
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hopewell Airpark

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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