# NTSB NYC75DHM06: Beech A23A, N3696Q, Colts Neck, NJ, August 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1974
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136927
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2654  74/8/30    COLTS NECK,NJ       BEECH A23A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 509
        TIME - 1455                    N3696Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLTS NECK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODBINE,NJ                 AMITYVILLE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RUSHED APCH TO AVOID ADVERSE WX.LNDD LONG ON 2500FT SOD RWY.OVERRAN INTO CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3696Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3696Q-2014-10-02), registration cancelled 2014-10-02, S/N M-1064, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (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

## 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 19740830029689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830029689A), Aug 30, 1974: Beech A23A, Colts Neck, NJ, Substantial damage. Rushed apch to avoid adverse wx. Lndd long on 2500FT sod rwy. Overran into corn fld.

## Other investigations on N3696Q (4)

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 ATL91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA022), Nov 29, 1990: Beech A23A (N3696Q), Franklin, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. THE PRESENCE OF GUSTING CROSSWINDS WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
- [NTSB NYC73FHJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHJ07), Aug 31, 1972: Beech A23 (N3696Q), Central Islip, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73DHJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHJ05), Jun 27, 1972: Beech A23A (N3696Q), Shirley, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72FHM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHM18), Nov 28, 1971: Beech A23A (N3696Q), New Paltz, NY, 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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