- Date
- November 1, 1987, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Forked River, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N333JLBeech F-33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871101062199A
- Case key
- 35988
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot and passenger departed white plains, new york on a VFR flight to kill devil hills, north carolina. Search efforts were initiated when the aircraft failed to arrive at its destination. A witness in a hunting camp near the crashsite saw the aircraft in a steep descent and heard it impact the ground. Civil air patrol personnel located the wreckageon November 5. Investigation revealed the aircraft impacted the ground at a high velocity in a 45 to 60 degree descent. No evidence of a preimpact failure or malfunction of the aircraft's structure, flight control system or powerplant was found. The pilot had been hospitalized for gallbladder surgery in September 1987 and was taking prescription medication to reduce acid produced by the stomach at the time of the accident. However, no evidence of pilot incapacitation could be found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N333JL
- Reported as
- Beech F-33A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CE-633
- Airframe hours
- 1,129
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- 333cw Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 5, 1986 · 122 hours before
- Departed
- HPN · White Plains, NY
- Destination
- FFA · Kill Devil Hill, NC
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,800 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.