# Incident 20010429013869I: Fleet FLEET16B, Sandy Hook, NJ, April 29, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2001, 15:20 local time
- Place: Sandy Hook, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N343SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fleet FLEET 16B (registry code 3480502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-fleet-16b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLEET FLEET16B
- Reported engine: GLADEN R55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010429013869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT OF 5 BIPLANES DEPARTED CAPE MAY, NJ (WWD) AFTER REFUELING STOP ENROUTE TO BAYPORT, NY. PILOT OF N343SF STATED THAT HIS ENGINE BEGAN MISSING AND LOSING POWER AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1200 FEE MSL OVER SANDY HOOK, NJ.  PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE WAS LOSING ALTITUDE AND DID NOT BELIEVE HE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THE NEAREST AIRPORT.  HE SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED ON THE BEACH AT SANDY HOOK, NJ.  NONE OF THE OTHER FOUR AIRPLANES IN THE FORMATION EXPERIENCED ANY MALFUNCTIONS AND CONTINUED TO THEIR DESTINATIONS.

## Other reports on N343SF (1)

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

- [Accident 20120818016509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120818016509A), Aug 18, 2012: Fleet FLEET 16B (N343SF), Bayport, NY, Substantial damage. One August 18, 2012 at approximately 2100 z (1700 local), the landing gear of N343SF failed on touchdown, causing the aircraft to slide to a stop and flip over…

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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