# NTSB NYC67F0261: Beech A23, N1455L, Medford, NJ, September 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1966
- Place: Medford, NJ · MEDFORD, NJ
- Location: 39.9009° N, 74.8235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9009&lon=-74.8235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0261
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0261

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2625  66/9/10    MEDFORD NJ          BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 450
        TIME - 1345                    N1455L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING W
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1455L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1455L-2002-02-11), registration cancelled 2002-02-11, S/N M-841, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (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: Flying W

## Other investigations on N1455L (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 MIA99LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA190), Jun 27, 1999: Beech A23 (N1455L), Pinehurst, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's improper fuel management resulting in engine loss of power due to fuel starvation and damage to the airplane due to collision with trees in the subsequent forced landing.

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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