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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Pleasantville, NJ · August 3, 1991

Date
August 3, 1991 · 23:47 local
Place
Pleasantville, NJ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9375S
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91FA199
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
278 total7 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed on cruise climb. Hit pole on city street. Crankshaft broke. Had prior prop strike. Inadequate repair.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED ON CRUISE CLIMB. HIT POLE ON CITY STREET. CRANKSHAFT BROKE. HAD PRIOR PROP STRIKE. INADEQUATE REPAIR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.