# Accident 20030625030339A: Beech A2324, Rome, NY, June 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Rome, NY
- Airport: Becks Grove Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2550° N, 75.6036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2550&lon=-75.6036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1485L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1485L-2005-08-16) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030625030339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/01/2003, THE PILOT CALLED FSDO EA-01 AND REPORTED THAT HE HAD CRASHED ON 06/25/2003 AT BECKS GROVE, NY (K16). HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD LOST CONTROL DUE TO CROSSWINDS. THE WRECKAGE HAD BEEN CLEARED AND HIS INSURANCE COMPANY HAD DECLARED THE AIRCRAFT A "TOTAL LOSS." THERE WERE NO INJURIES.'

## 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 NYC03LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA142), Jun 25, 2003: Beech 24 (N1485L), Rome, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around which resulted in the airplane impacting trees. A factor in the accident was the shifting wind.

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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