# NTSB NYC78FFA10: Beech 60, N19X, Oneonta, NY, December 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1977
- Place: Oneonta, NY · ONEONTA, NY
- Location: 42.4548° N, 75.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oneonta, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4548&lon=-75.0669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4154   77/12/9   ONEONTA,NY          BEECH 60            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2600
        TIME - 1020                    N19X                PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - 0NEONTA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 ONEONTA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 2500
        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                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- WIND WAS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N19X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: 0neonta Muni

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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