- Date
- June 30, 1993, 13:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Montgomery, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N66347Beech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930630021309A
- Case key
- 37336
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Probable cause
A power loss due to a collapsed air duct and a consequent blockage of induction air, which resulted in a forced landing and an on ground collision with a ditch.
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
The engine lost power after the airplane became airborne. The pilot made a forced landing in a field just beyond the departure end of, and to the side of the runway. The airplane struck a ditch and the landing gear collapsed. Post accident examination of the airplane by the FAA found the air intake duct assembly collapsed. Additionally, they reported that the lower engine cowling was not damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66347
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-2210
- Airframe hours
- 1,940
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael H. Hardy
- Registered owner
- Michael H. Hardy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1993 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- MGJ
- Destination
- MGJ
- Airport
- MGJ · Orange County, runway 3, 5,006 × 100 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 148 total · 48 in this make and model · 148 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.