# NTSB NYC79FA103: Beech E18S, N705M, Suffield, CT, September 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1979
- Place: Suffield, CT · SUFFIELD, CT
- Location: 41.9818° N, 72.6506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Suffield, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9818&lon=-72.6506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3902  79/9/19    SUFFIELD,CT         BEECH E18S          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 6425
        TIME - 0404                    N705M               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUFFIELD,CT                 BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TIE-DOWN SNAPS,RINGS FOUND DISCONNECTED.682LBS OVER MAX GWT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N705M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N705M-2012-10-15), registration cancelled 2012-10-15, S/N BA-353, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Bradley Intl

## 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 19790919042799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919042799A), Sep 19, 1979: Beech E18S, Suffield, CT, Destroyed. Over gross weight. Evidence indicates stalled on climbout. Impacted in vertical descent. Cargo not secured.

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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