# NTSB NYC79FA025: Beech 58, N17574, Oneonta, NY, February 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1979
- 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: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0913  79/2/24    ONEONTA,NY          BEECH 58            CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1107                    N17574              PX-  0  3  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      49, 14700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONEONTA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                   ONEONTA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           40                                                      310
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH UPROOTED TREE STUMP AND SNOW COVERED GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17574](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17574-1981-05-11), registration cancelled 1981-05-11, S/N TH-800, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oneonta Municipal

## 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 19790224014979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224014979A), Feb 24, 1979: Beech 58, Oneonta, NY, Destroyed. Attempt. VOR approach in weather below minimums, struck tree stump & crashed 190FT. Rt. Of approach end of runway.

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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