# Accident 19750723024099A: Beech C23, Smithville, NJ, July 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1975
- Place: Smithville, NJ
- Airport: Smithville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.4949° N, 74.4786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4949&lon=-74.4786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2172W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2172W-1977-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750723024099A

## Narrative

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

T/D ABT HALF-WAY ON 3000 FT RWY.

## 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 NYC76FHD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD02), Jul 23, 1975: Beech C23 (N2172W), Smithville, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2172W (1)

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

- [Accident 19760813024749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760813024749A), Aug 13, 1976: Beech C23 (N2172W), Pluckimen, NJ, Substantial damage. T/d on last third of rwy.

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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