# NTSB NYC74AN059: Beech G35, N4561D, Langhorn, PA, December 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1973
- Place: Langhorn, PA · LANGHORN, PA
- Location: 40.1775° N, 74.9234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langhorne, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1775&lon=-74.9234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3530  73/12/22   LANGHORN,PA         BEECH G35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 250
        TIME - 1225                    N4561D              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRISTOL,PA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- THROW-OVER YOKE ON PSGR SIDE.PSGR/PLT HAD PRIVATE CERT,65HRS FLT TIME,NONE IN MODEL.GUSTS 24KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4561D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4561D-1974-02-01), registration cancelled 1974-02-01, S/N D-4711 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731222039879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731222039879A), Dec 22, 1973: Beech G35, Langhorn, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Throw-over yoke on psgr side. Psgr/plt had private cert,65HRS flt time,none in model. Gusts 24KTS.

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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