# NTSB NYC66D0524: Beechcraft A-23, N2322W, Colts Neck, NY, February 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1966
- Place: Colts Neck, NY · COLTS NECK, NY
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0524
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0524

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0267   66/2/7    COLTS NECK NY       BEECHCRAFT A-23     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N2322W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLTS NECK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2322W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2322W-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N M-921, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A-23
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Colts Neck

## Other investigations on N2322W (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 CHI70D0177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0177), Jul 11, 1969: Beech A23A (N2322W), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

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.

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