# NTSB NYC72FHD17: Beech V35A, N7040N, Atlantic City, NJ, October 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1971
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4083  71/10/14   ATLANTIC CITY,NJ    BEECH V35A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1066
        TIME - 2045                    N7040N              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1026 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BADER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                    ATLANTIC CITY,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT CRCD ARPT TILL VIS IMPROVED,LNDD LONG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7040N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bader Field

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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