# NTSB NYC79FGM21: Beech C23, N1996L, Central City, PA, May 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1979
- Place: Central City, PA · CENTRAL CITY, PA
- Location: 40.1096° N, 78.8043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Central City, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1096&lon=-78.8043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1389   79/5/7    CENTRAL CITY,PA     BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 270
        TIME - 1100                    N1996L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIAN LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTRAL CITY,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1996L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1996L-1979-08-21), registration cancelled 1979-08-21, S/N M-1852 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Indian Lake

## 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 19790507008929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507008929A), May 7, 1979: Beech C23, Central City, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot hit a bump on takeoff, lost directional control. He aborted takeoff and hit a ditch.

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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