# NTSB NYC78DHA29: Beech A23, N1453L, New Hanover, PA, June 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: New Hanover, PA · NEW HANOVER, PA
- Location: 40.2979° N, 75.5813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Hanover, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2979&lon=-75.5813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DHA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1887  78/6/25    NEW HANOVER,PA      BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 1745
        TIME - 1401                    N1453L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HANOVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANVILLE,NJ                 NEW HANOVER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- STRUCK LOW BRUSH AT END OF FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1453L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1453L-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N M-848 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Hanover

## 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 19780625015449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625015449A), Jun 25, 1978: Beech A23, New Hanover, PA, Substantial damage. Struck low brush at end of fld.

## Other investigations on N1453L (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 NYC68F0134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0134), Aug 6, 1967: Beech A23 (N1453L), Croton, 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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