# Accident 19911022047309A: Beech A23, Caldwell, NJ, October 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1991, 18:20 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1425L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1425L-1996-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911022047309A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. ROUGH TERRAIN. ONE WING TANK FULL OTHER EMPTY. WAS RUPTURED. NO OTHER CONDITION

## 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 NYC92LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA017), Oct 22, 1991: Beech A23 (N1425L), Fairfield, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON'S WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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