# Accident 20011231037399A: Beech B24R, Armonk, NY, December 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2001, 16:18 local time
- Place: Armonk, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1136° N, 73.7181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1136&lon=-73.7181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2173W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2173W-2009-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011231037399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM PORTSMOUTH, NH (PSM) TO NORTH PHILADELPHIA, PA, (PNE), WHEN PILOT REPORTED HE WAS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AIRCRAFT'S VHF COMM RADIO AND TRANSPONDER WERE LOST. WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT, NY (HPN), ATTEMPTED COMMUNICATIONS VIA LIGHT SIGNALS FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 16. AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF HPN.

## 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 NYC02FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA044), Dec 31, 2001: Raytheon BE-23-B24R (N2173W), Armonk, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

## Other reports on N2173W (1)

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

- [Incident 19900316012369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316012369I), Mar 16, 1990: Beech B24R (N2173W), Ebensburg, PA, Minor damage. Engine lost power on climb. Forced landing. Cylinder mount hold down studs failed. Cylinder moved with piston.

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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