# Accident 20020706015819A: Beech C23, Newburyport, MA, July 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2002, 13:30 local time
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7750° N, 70.8083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7750&lon=-70.8083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N823DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N823DA-2005-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020706015819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER T/O FROM 2B2 LEVELED OFF AT 100 FT, PULLED POWER BACK TO 2200 RPM AND ENG ROLLED DOWN TO CUTOUT. ATTEMPTED RESTART, ENGINE SPUTTERED BUT WOULD NOT. WITH THE HELP OF THE SECOND PILOT, EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A MARSHLAND. (-23 AMENDMENT) AFTER DEPARTING PLUM ISLAND AIRPORT (2B2) THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 1000' MSL. AT 1000' MSL THE POWER WAS REDUCED TO 2200 RPM. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE CEASED RUNNING. ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES WERE THEN CONDUCTED. THE ENGINE DID START MOMENTARILY AND ACCELERATED TO 1200 RPM AND THEN AGAIN CEASED RUNNING. AT THIS TIME AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A MARSH, ROLLED 100' AND STRUCK A BERM WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ANOTHER 41' WHEN IT DUG INTO THE GROUND AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING PHASE.

## 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 NYC02LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA132), Jul 6, 2002: Beech C23 (N823DA), Newburyport, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A power loss for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a subsequent forced landing to unsuitable terrain. A factor was the unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N823DA (1)

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

- [Incident 19960924034219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960924034219I), Sep 24, 1996: Beech C23 (N823DA), Newburyport, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot and passenger had landed at a couple of other airports prior to landing at Plum Island. The pilot stated that he had landed at Plum Island…

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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