- Date
- July 5, 1982, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- North Castle, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9133TBeech B23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820705070039A
- Case key
- 72033
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Aircraft was ditched and sank in a reservoir in 20 feet of water after the engine failed in flight. The crankshaft was found to be fractured when aircraft was raised. Oil had sprayed on the windshield. Avco-lycoming part number that failed was 74968 serial number 33601.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9133T
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M1151
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A2G, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph E. Ursone
- Departed
- Bridgeport, CT
- Destination
- Bridgeport, CT
- Airport
- HPN · Westchester County, runway 16, 6,548 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 97 total · 44 in this make and model · 64 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 174 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HPN, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.