# Accident 19740830029689A: Beech A23A, Colts Neck, NJ, August 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1974
- Place: Colts Neck, NJ
- Airport: Colts Neck
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.2876° N, 74.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colts Neck, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2876&lon=-74.1724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3696Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3696Q-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 26 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DHM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830029689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RUSHED APCH TO AVOID ADVERSE WX.LNDD LONG ON 2500FT SOD RWY.OVERRAN INTO CORN FLD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC75DHM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHM06), Aug 30, 1974: Beech A23A (N3696Q), Colts Neck, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3696Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19901129052169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129052169A), Nov 29, 1990: Beech A23A (N3696Q), Franklin, NC, Substantial damage. Veered off runway into a ditch landing in gusty crosswind.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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