# NTSB NYC79FGM09: Beech BE-58, N15BB, Beaver Falls, PA, January 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1979
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA · BEAVER FALLS, PA
- Location: 40.7594° N, 80.3226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver Falls, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7594&lon=-80.3226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0189  79/1/20    BEAVER FALLS,PA     BEECH BE-58         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0855                    N15BB               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 3537 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            160 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YOUNGSTOWN,OH               BEAVER FALLS,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15BB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15BB-2012-06-06), registration cancelled 2012-06-06, S/N TH-465, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE-58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beaver County

## 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 19790120001199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120001199A), Jan 20, 1979: Beech 58, Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Upon landing on icy rwy pilot experienced no braking action, acft ran off end of runway

## Other investigations on N15BB (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC79FGM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM14), Feb 7, 1979: Beech 58 (N15BB), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage

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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