# NTSB NYC73AN038: Beech V35A, N2776A, Robbinsville, NJ, October 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1973
- Place: Robbinsville, NJ · ROBBINSVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.2146° N, 74.6193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robbinsville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2146&lon=-74.6193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN038-201611

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3159  73/10/28 NR.ROBBINSVILLE,NJ    BEECH V35A          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1165
        TIME - 1810                    N2776A              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 680 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KISSIMMEE,FLA               FLUSHING,NY                  NORFOLK,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- B-727 CLRD 8000 FT,VERIFIED 8100.BEECH CLRD 7000 FT,ALT UNDET.CP SEAT BACK & BELT FAILED.WG DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2776A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2776A), registered now, S/N D-9054, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731028036889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731028036889A), Oct 28, 1973: Beech V35A, Robbinsville, NJ, Substantial damage. B-727 clrd 8000 ft,verified 8100.Beech clrd 7000 ft,alt undet. Cp seat back & belt failed. Wg dmgd.

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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