# Accident 20081221856049A: Beech C23, Linden, NJ, December 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Airport: Linden
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6169° N, 74.2400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6169&lon=-74.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2109W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2109W-2017-06-14) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081221856049A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM LINDEN AIRPORT AND IT APPEARED THE ENGINE FAILED.  EYEWITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINES SPUTTERING.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFULL.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE AND A SMALL TREE.  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT IT BECAME ENGULFED IN FIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE AIR EVACUATED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.  THE AIRPORT ATTENDANT AT LINDEN AIRPORT STATED THAT THE PILOT ASKED FOR ANTIFREEZE WHILE HE WAS REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT, NONE WAS AVAILABLE.  THE ATTENDANT DID NOTICE PATCHES OF ICE ON THE WINGS, AND HE SAW THE PILOT REMOVING IT BY HAND.

## 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 ERA09FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA100), Dec 21, 2008: Beech C23 (N2109W), Linden, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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