Beechcraft C23 N6704L

Summary

On 11 July 1985 at about 23:55 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N6704L was involved in an accident near Penn Yan, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 July 1985 at 23:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Penn Yan, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Penn Yan (N22)

Coordinates

42.6596, -77.0491

Aircraft

Beechcraft C23

Registration

N6704L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rochester → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC85LA165

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT, DURING THE LANDING THE PLT OBSERVED THE WIND SOCK INDICATING CALM WINDS AND THE ACFT WAS LANDED INTO THE SUN. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, PWR WAS ADDED FOR TAKEOFF. WHEN THE ACFT WAS APRX 2/3 THE WAY DOWN THE RWY, THE PLT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY. THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO RUNNING OFF THE RWY, ACROSS A ROAD AND COLLIDING WITH A SMALL TREE. THE MANUAL FLAPS WERE EXTENDED THROUGHOUT THE LANDING AND ABORTED TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.