# NTSB NYC79FGM14: Beech 58, N15BB, Beaver Falls, PA, February 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0398   79/2/7    BEAVER FALLS,PA     BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1564
        TIME - 1300                    N15BB               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAVER FALLS,PA             ERIE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- BRAKING ACTION REPORTED FAIR.
```

## 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 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 Falls

## 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 19790207002489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790207002489A), Feb 7, 1979: Beech 58, Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on an ice covered runway. Slid off the side of the runway on takeoff.

## 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 NYC79FGM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM09), Jan 20, 1979: Beech BE-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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