# Accident 19840415013809A: Beech 35C33, Toms River, NJ, April 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1984, 19:54 local time
- Place: Toms River, NJ
- Airport: Robert J Miller Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9537° N, 74.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toms River, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9537&lon=-74.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15VP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15VP-1992-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840415013809A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH BIFOCALS INTERFERRED WITH HIS INSTRUMENT SCAN. COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN. FAILED NOTED ALTIMETER AND MDA.

## 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 NYC84FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA138), Apr 16, 1984: Beech 35-C33 (N15VP), Toms River, NJ, destroyed

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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