# NTSB NYC79FFA32: Beech B23, N6047C, New Paltz, NY, August 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1979
- Place: New Paltz, NY · NEW PALTZ, NY
- Location: 41.7499° N, 74.0797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Paltz, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7499&lon=-74.0797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FFA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2159  79/8/15    NEW PALTZ,NY        BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 161
        TIME - 1700                    N6047C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW PALTZ,NY                RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6047C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stanton

## 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 19790815025359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815025359A), Aug 15, 1979: Beech B23BEECH, New Paltz, NY, Substantial damage. Landed crossways to runway alignment. Attempted go around. Hit upsloping ground adjacent to 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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