Beechcraft C23 N37123
30 December 1983 · Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 December 1983 at about 16:40 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N37123, operated by James R. Hamilton, was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allaire
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C23
- Registration
- N37123
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James R. Hamilton
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmingdale → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84FHM04
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT REPORTED THAT 'AT 450 MSL FUEL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. THE PLT VERIFIED THE BOOST PUMP WAS ON, THEN THE ENG QUIT.HE LOWERED THE NOSE, SWITCHED FUEL TANKS. HE COULD NOT MAKE RUNWAY AND SAW CLEARING TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE ACFT BACKFIRE, TURN, AND PLUNGE TO THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO CONDITION WHICH WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO AN ENG FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Peachtree City, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Monterey, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 140 | Sussex, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Aeronca 7AC | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1983 | Cessna 210D | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Cessna 172N | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1983 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |