- Date
- May 5, 1979
- Place
- Saltsburg, PA · SALTSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6550RBeech C-23
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790505014379A
- Case key
- 135897
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1775 79/5/5 SALTSBURG,PA BEECH C-23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 280 TIME - 1845 N6550R PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - J AND W PERSONAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TETERBORO,NJ SALTSBURG,PA HERSHEY,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6550R
- Reported as
- Beech C-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- J And W Personal
N6550RRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2013 · Beech C23Airframe modelBeech C23Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6550R · 1
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