NYC72FHD12

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · Atlantic City, NJ · September 7, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 7, 1971
Place
Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
Injuries
1 serious, 3 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1416LBeech A23
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163524

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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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3-1927   71/9/7    ATLANTIC CITY,NJ    BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 162
        TIME - 2250                    N1416L              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BADER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CITY,NJ            FARMINGDALE,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- L WING HIT TREE ABT 12FT AGL,ACFT THEN SPUN AND HIT TOP OF JITNEY BUS.

Aircraft

Registration
N1416L
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bader Field