Cessna 750 accident near Wall Township, New Jersey, April 1, 2023
On April 1, 2023 at about 11:37 pm local time, a 1999 Cessna 750, registered N85AV, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Wall Township, New Jersey (Monmouth Executive Airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilots’ loss of directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions which resulted in a runway excursion. Also contributing was the flight crew’s decision to land at an airport where there was a rapidly approaching severe thunderstorm.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 1, 2023 · about 11:37 pm local time
- Place
- Wall Township, New Jersey · Monmouth Executive Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 750, built 1999 · all 750s on the register
- Registration
- N85AV · registry record · serial 7500085
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The flight crew of the business jet reported that after touching down on runway centerline the airplane was struck by a gust of wind from the right. They were able to keep the airplane on the runway centerline but were subsequently struck by another more powerful gust, which pushed the airplane off the left side of the runway. The runway excursion resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. A posaccident review of weather radar data showed that a severe thunderstorm (for which a tornado warning had been issued) was present to the west of the airport and was rapidly moving east. There was a convective SIGMET valid for the airport at the time of the accident. The pilot-in-command reported checking relevant weather information before the flight, that the airplane was equipped with an operational onboard weather radar system, and that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing defining event
- Windshear or thunderstorm during landing (landing roll)
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Gusts › Effect on operation
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Info processing/decision › Decision making/judgment › Flight crew
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Convective weather › Thunderstorm › Decision related to condition
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 12,865 hours in all; 264 in this make and model; 180 in the last 90 days; 60 in the last 30 days; 10,000 as pilot in command; 70 on instruments
- Last flight review: November 30, 2022
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,450 hours in all; 330 in this make and model; 120 in the last 90 days; 70 in the last 30 days; 850 as pilot in command; 250 on instruments
- Last flight review: July 8, 2022
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 12,272.7 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, January 21, 2023
- Maximum gross weight: 35,700 lb
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Rolls Royce AE 3007C (turbofan); 12,045 hours total
- Engine 2: Rolls Royce AE 3007C (turbofan); 12,045 hours total
- Operator: Usac Airways 693, LLC
The flight
- Departed from: BNA Nashville TN at 10:00 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 32, 7,345 ft by 85 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 29.31 inHg
- Observation at 7:36 pm from BLM
Weather report (METAR): KBLM 012336Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM VCTS -RA CLR 17/17 A2931 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW-N TSB30RAB31 P0001
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 2 |
Other NTSB records under N85AV the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA23LA176.