NYC66F0694

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · Colts Neck, NJ · May 21, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 21, 1966
Place
Colts Neck, NJ · COLTS NECK, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3534RBeech A23
Status
Completed · report August 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171770

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1384  66/5/21    COLTS NECK NJ       BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N3534R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLTS NECK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DISTRACTION DUE TO GLIDER PARKED ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N3534R
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Colts Neck

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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