# NTSB NYC76FHD02: Beech C23, N2172W, Smithville, NJ, July 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1975
- Place: Smithville, NJ · SMITHVILLE, NJ
- Location: 39.4949° N, 74.4786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4949&lon=-74.4786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2007  75/7/23    SMITHVILLE,NJ       BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 254
        TIME - 1315                    N2172W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITHVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                SMITHVILLE,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- T/D ABT HALF-WAY ON 3000 FT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2172W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2172W-1977-07-14), registration cancelled 1977-07-14, S/N M-1559, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smithville

## 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 19750723024099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750723024099A), Jul 23, 1975: Beech C23, Smithville, NJ, Substantial damage. T/d abt half-way on 3000 ft rwy.

## Other investigations on N2172W (1)

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 NYC76FHA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA48), Aug 13, 1976: Beech C23 (N2172W), Pluckimen, NJ, 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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