# NTSB NYC79FGM18: Beech E18S, N342T, Latrobe, PA, February 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1979
- Place: Latrobe, PA · LATROBE, PA
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0663  79/2/23    LATROBE,PA          BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2340                    N342T               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 44, 2700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            510 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LATROBE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,WV               LATROBE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- PILOT ADDED PWR TO ABORT LANDING. ASYMMETRICAL PWR. WIND GUSTING 25 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N342T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342T-2004-09-27), registration cancelled 2004-09-27, S/N BA-366, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Latrobe

## Other investigations on N342T (2)

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 MIA83FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA063), Jan 21, 1983: Beech E18-S (N342T), Naples, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA023), Dec 20, 1977: Hamilton E18S (N342T), Covington, KY, 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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