# Accident 19950519012079A: Beech A2324, Atlantic City, NJ, May 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Atlantic City Municipal-Bader Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3600° N, 74.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Atlantic City Municipal Bader Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3600&lon=-74.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7984L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7984L-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950519012079A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND. TRIED GO AROUND. HIT BULKHEAD THEN WATER. SANK. PILOT DROWNED. GROSS WIND MISJUDGEMENT.

## 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 NYC95LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA113), May 19, 1995: Beech A23-24 (N7984L), Atlantic City, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED DECISION TO ABORT THE LANDING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DOWNWIND LANDING AND THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF DISTANCE AND SPEED.

## Other reports on N7984L (1)

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

- [Incident 19790917023599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917023599I), Sep 17, 1979: Beech A2324 (N7984L), Asbury, NJ. Forced landing due to engine vibration and power loss. Connecting rod had broken.

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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