# Accident 19910803031319A: Beech C23, Pleasantville, NJ, August 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1991, 23:47 local time
- Place: Pleasantville, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3885° N, 74.5094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pleasantville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3885&lon=-74.5094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9375S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9375S-1992-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 7 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803031319A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC91FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA199), Aug 4, 1991: Beech C23 (N9375S), Pleasantville, NJ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO A FAILED CRANKSHAFT, WHILE OPERATING OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE, THE NIGHT CONDITIONS, THE FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO DETECT THE CRACKS…

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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