# Accident 19850217003259A: Beech A23A, Waterville, ME, February 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Waterville, ME
- Airport: Lafluer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5453° N, 69.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterville, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5453&lon=-69.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2234L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2234L-1989-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850217003259A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AFTER ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. ENGINE MALFUNCTION NOT REPORTED.

## 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 NYC85LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA067), Feb 17, 1985: Beech A23A (N2234L), Waterville, ME, substantial damage

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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