# NTSB NYC78FFJ21: Beech 3NM, N3127B, Syracuse, NY, May 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1978
- Place: Syracuse, NY · SYRACUSE, NY
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1882  78/5/23    SYRACUSE,NY         BEECH 3NM           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0419                    N3127B              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      33, 5700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        1850 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYRACUSE-HANCOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYRACUSE,NY                 ROCHESTER,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PIC REPORTD PWR LOST ON RT ENGINE,NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.TRAVELED 5000FT DRG TKOF.WT & BAL NOT EST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3127B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3127B), registered now, S/N CA-253, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3NM
- Registry model: [Beech 3NM](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (registry code 1151044) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Syracuse-Hancock

## 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 19780523015649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523015649A), May 23, 1978: Beech 3NM, Syracuse, NY, Substantial damage. PIC reportd pwr lost on rt engine,no malfunction found. Traveled 5T drg tkof. Wt & bal not EST.

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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