# NTSB NYC69F0466: Beech 23, N3557R, Colts Neck, NJ, May 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1969
- Place: Colts Neck, NJ · COLTS NECK, NJ
- Location: 40.2876° N, 74.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colts Neck, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2876&lon=-74.1724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0466
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0466

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1837  69/5/16    COLTS NECK,NJ       BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1450                    N3557R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLTS NECK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- R MAIN LDG GR SEPARATED IN FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3557R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3557R-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N M-731, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- 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: Colts Neck

## Other investigations on N3557R (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 NYC76FGM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM43), Aug 10, 1976: Beech A-23 (N3557R), Somerset, PA, 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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