# NTSB NYC81FGM25: Beech 23, N2358J, Irwin, PA, August 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1981
- Place: Irwin, PA · IRWIN, PA
- Location: 40.3251° N, 79.6998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irwin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3251&lon=-79.6998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGM25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2030  81/8/17    IRWIN,PA            BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 219
        TIME - 2030                    N2358J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LATROBE,PA                  IRWIN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2358J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2358J-1998-07-10), registration cancelled 1998-07-10, S/N M316 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Inter County

## 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 19810817050389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817050389A), Aug 17, 1981: Beech 23BEECH, Irwin, PA, Substantial damage. Too low on turning final for runway. Sheared off wing on a tree. Crashed on runway.

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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