# Accident 20051221030659A: Beech B23, Chaplin, CT, December 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2005, 09:45 local time
- Place: Chaplin, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7439° N, 72.1800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7439&lon=-72.1800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7631R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7631R-2006-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (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 B23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 421 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051221030659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON AN APPROX. 3 NM FINAL FOR RUNWAY 27 AT KIJD THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH THEN QUIT. THE PILOT PERFORMED STEPS TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT MADE A MAYDAY CALL, CHOSE A FIELD FOR A FORCED LANDING BUT STRUCK TREES PRIOR TO THE FIELD AND CAME TO REST IN THE INTENDED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE WITH THE TREES AND THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS EXTRACTED BY A RESIDENT AND STATE TROOPER AND SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO HIS PELVIS AND JAW.

## 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 NYC06LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA045), Dec 21, 2005: Beech 23 (N7631R), Chaplin, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the emergency landing.

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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