# NTSB NYC67D0558: Beech A23, N7970L, Fairfield, NJ, March 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1967
- Place: Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
- Location: 40.8837° N, 74.3060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8837&lon=-74.3060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0558
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0558

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0783  67/3/12    FAIRFIELD,NJ        BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N7970L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL-WRIGHT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PARKED ACFT N6656B. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7970L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7970L-1972-06-13), registration cancelled 1972-06-13, S/N M-1004, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Caldwell-Wright

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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