# NTSB NYC80FHA08: Beech D50, N632Z, Avoca, PA, March 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1980
- Place: Avoca, PA · AVOCA, PA
- Location: 41.3382° N, 75.7422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avoca, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3382&lon=-75.7422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0904   80/3/6    AVOCA,PA            BEECH D50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N632Z               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  56, 5800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1564 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILKES-BARRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                    AVOCA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        REMARKS- R BRAKE HAD TO BE PUMPED TWICE TO FUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N632Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N632Z), registered now, S/N DH-113 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50
- Registry model: [Beech D-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-50) (registry code 1152512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wilkes-Barre

## 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 19800306004589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800306004589A), Mar 6, 1980: Beech B50, Avoca, PA, Substantial damage. Exhibited confusion and erratic approach procedures. Landed in a crab. Veered off runway into airport terminal.

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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