# NTSB NYC82FA175: Beech B19, N783Y, South Yarmouth, MA, July 30, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 30, 1982, 16:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place: South Yarmouth, MA
- Location: 41.6684° N, 70.1971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Yarmouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6684&lon=-70.1971&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FA175
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72653/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA175

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - buzzing - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

THE ACFT STALLED & IMPACTED TREES AS THE PLT WAS BUZZING A RESIDENCE AT 150-200 FT ABOVE THE TREE TOPS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N783Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N783Y-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N MB887, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: MB-887
- Airframe hours: 2261
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jenney Beechcraft
- Registered owner: Jenney Beechcraft
- Departed: BEDFORD, MA
- Destination: BEDFORD, MA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; flight hours: 110 total, 110 in this make and model, 64 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 167 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: HYA, 6 nm away

## 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 19820730033629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820730033629A), Jul 30, 1982: Beech B19, South Yarmouth, MA, Destroyed. Stalled in a steep bank after buzzing girlfriends home. Struck trees and burned on ground impact.

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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