# Accident 20031101030589A: Beech A23, Salem, NJ, November 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: Salem, NJ
- Airport: Rainbow End
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5308° N, 75.4772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5308&lon=-75.4772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8772M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8772M-2010-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,073 total, 198 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031101030589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 01 THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GOING TO CLEAR THE OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE 1800 FOOT RUNWAY SURFACE WAS TURF WHICH HAD RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN DURING THE PRECEEDING SEVERAL DAYS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO REJECT THE TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A SWAMPY BOG AREA PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY RECEIVING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC04CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA019), Nov 1, 2003: Beech A23 (N8772M), Salem, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff after his failure to obtain a proper climb rate. Factors related to the accident were the tailwind conditions, and the wet turf runway.

## Other reports on N8772M (1)

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

- [Incident 19890730040049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730040049I), Jul 30, 1989: Beech A23 (N8772M), Carthage, MS. Fuel exhausted in left tank after takeoff. Engine quit. Unable to restart after switching tanks. Landed in a field.

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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