# Accident 19950215001819A: Beech C23, Rochester, NH, February 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1995, 12:37 local time
- Place: Rochester, NH
- Airport: Skyhaven Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2842° N, 70.9295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYHAVEN (DAW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2842&lon=-70.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812Y-1996-02-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 130 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950215001819A

## Narrative

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

HEARD POPPING NOISE ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED OFF MAGS BY MISTAKE CHECKING.IGNITION SWITCH JAMMED. SEVERED GEAR LANDING.

## 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 NYC95LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA055), Feb 15, 1995: Beech C23 (N812Y), Rochester, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning/decision and inadvertently turning the ignition switch to the off position. A factor was the ignition switch stuck in the off position.

## Other reports on N812Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880225011089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880225011089I), Feb 25, 1988: Beech C23 (N812Y), Leroy, NY. Rough engine while holding. Descended and used carburetor heat. Engine cleared up. Had failed to use carb heat.
- [Incident 19870219013899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870219013899I), Feb 19, 1987: Beech C23 (N812Y), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. Hard landing made with damage to propeller, nose gear and engine mount.

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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