# Accident 20001006039019A: Beech A23, Lincoln Park, NJ, October 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Airport: Lincoln Park Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9476° N, 74.3145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN PARK (N07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9476&lon=-74.3145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8895M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8895M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001006039019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MISS DOREEN DEGAN  THE NEW OWNER OF THE BEECHCRAFT WAS GETTING SOME TAXI INSTRUCTION FROM HER BOYFRIEND  MR. SQUILLANTE  A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT, WHEN A WASP ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND SCARED  MR. SQUILLANTE.  IN THE CONFUSION,  MR. SQUILLANTE LOST CONTROL OF THE BEECH B-23-A23. THE BEECHCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A PARKED PA28-140. THE BEECHCRAFT WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED AND THE PIPER WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC01LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA010), Oct 6, 2000: Beech BE-23 (N8895M), Lincoln Park, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing.

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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