# Accident 20010715022299A: Beech A2324, Bridgetown, DE, July 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2001, 18:26 local time
- Place: Bridgetown, DE
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7400° N, 75.6007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7400&lon=-75.6007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5962S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5962S-2002-01-11) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010715022299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT CRASHED IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 NM EAST OF BRIDGETOWN, DE.

## 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 NYC01FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA172), Jul 15, 2001: Beech A23-24 (N5962S), Bridgeville, DE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control while maneuvering. A factor was the FAA Aeromedical Certification Division's inadequate certification/approval of the pilot's…

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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