# NTSB NYC79FFS25: Bushby 22, N3QB, Geneseo, NY, August 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1979
- Place: Geneseo, NY · GENESEO, NY
- Location: 42.7990° N, 77.8095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geneseo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7990&lon=-77.8095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FFS25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFS25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3574  79/8/22    GENESEO,NY          BUSHBY 22           CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 2800
        TIME - 1850                    N3QB                PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GENESE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GENESEO,NY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- AIRSPEED INDICATOR 11MPH HIGHER THAN NORMAL.DRIED INSECT BODIES FOUND INSIDE CASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3QB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3QB-1980-09-22), registration cancelled 1980-09-22, S/N 63, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUSHBY 22
- Registry model: [Scoville BUSHBY MUSTANG M-II](https://openairdocs.org/model/scoville-bushby-mustang-m-ii) (registry code 1690607) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Genese

## 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 19790822024939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822024939A), Aug 22, 1979: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Geneseo, NY, Substantial damage. Made steep bank to final. Acft stalled, hit short of rwy. Pilot unskilled in acft. Airspeed indicator error.

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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