# NTSB NYC79IA039: Beech BE-18, N145PA, Newburgh, NY, April 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1979
- Place: Newburgh, NY · NEWBURGH, NY
- Location: 41.5032° N, 74.0196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburgh, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5032&lon=-74.0196&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79IA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0009   79/4/5    NEWBURGH,NY         BEECH BE-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 5615
        TIME - 0930                    N145PA              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 186 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEWART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWBURGH,NY                 JAMAICA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING 18KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N145PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N145PA-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N BA-486, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE-18
- Registry model: [Beech G18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (registry code 1151010) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Stewart

## 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 19790405010419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405010419A), Apr 5, 1979: Beech 18/, Newburgh, NY, Substantial damage. Attempted take off with strong gusty crosswind. Lost control, veered off runway and ground looped aircraft.

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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