# NTSB NYC75DNA14: Beech B23, N16BW, Block Island, RI, August 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1974
- Place: Block Island, RI · BLOCK ISLAND, RI
- Location: 41.1918° N, 71.5745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Block Island, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1918&lon=-71.5745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DNA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3745  74/8/25    BLOCK ISLAND,RI     BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N16BW               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOCK ISL STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANBURY,CONN                BLOCK ISLAND,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ALLOWED ACFT TO GET TOO LOW,APLD PWR,ENG DID NOT RESPOND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16BW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16BW-1975-05-20), registration cancelled 1975-05-20, S/N M-1158 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Registry model: [Beech B23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (registry code 1151240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Block Isl State

## 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 19740825027999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740825027999A), Aug 25, 1974: Beech B23BEECH, Block Island, RI, Substantial damage. Allowed acft to get too low,apld pwr,eng did not respond.

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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