Beechcraft 35-C33 N15VP
16 April 1984 · Toms River, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1984 at about 00:54 local time, a Beechcraft 35-C33 registered N15VP, operated by Richard Vander Ploeg, was involved in an accident near Toms River, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Toms River, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Air Park Airport (N44)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 35-C33
- Registration
- N15VP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard Vander Ploeg
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- No.myrtle Beach → Toms River
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC84FA138
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
PLT STATED THAT WHEN USING HIS BIFOCAL CORRECTIVE LENSES, HE HAD TO TILT HIS HEAD BACK TO INCLUDE THE ALTIMETER IN HIS INSTRUMENT SCAN. IN THE FINAL PHASE OF THE APPROACH, HE FAILED TO NOTE THE ALTIMETER AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Park Hall, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft 35-C33 | Roundup, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Sanford, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Nashville, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Thomas J Matatall | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1984 | Mooney M20 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Steven I. Gross | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1984 | Bell 206L-1 | Tuckerton, New Jersey, United States | Theodore L. Billen | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1984 | Mooney M20J | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1984 | Beechcraft A23 | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1984 | Piper PA-34-200T | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | MED Air Express | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172 | Mantan, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |