Construcciones Aeronauticas SA C.A.S.A. 1.131 accident near Ocean City, New Jersey, August 10, 2017
On August 10, 2017 at about 4:00 pm local time, a 1956 Construcciones Aeronauticas SA C.A.S.A. 1.131, registered N211BP, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Ocean City, New Jersey (Ocean City Muni airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 10, 2017 · about 4:00 pm local time · cases in 2017
- Place
- Ocean City, New Jersey · Ocean City Muni · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Construcciones Aeronauticas SA C.A.S.A. 1.131, built 1956
- Registration
- N211BP · registry record · serial E-3B-172
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped biplane reported that, during the landing roll, the biplane started to veer right. He attempted to regain control, but the biplane continued to veer right and ground looped. Subsequently, the bottom of the left wing impacted the ground, and the left main landing gear collapsed. The biplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the biplane 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
- Dragged wing/rotor/float/other during landing
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 40,000 hours in all; 7 in this make and model; 48 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 30,000 as pilot in command; 10,000 on instruments
- Last flight review: June 26, 2016
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,908 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, May 12, 2017
- Maximum gross weight: 1,279 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A2B (piston); 61 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MD1 Massey MD at 3:20 pm
- Destination: 23N Bayport NY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 06, 2,972 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,700 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.22 inHg
- Observation at 3:54 pm from KACY, 11 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 1 picture from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on October 19, 2017. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) | PDF, 1 page · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N211BP on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A2B 2 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Ocean City Municipal · nearest airport
- Massey Aerodrome · departed from
- Bayport Aerodrome · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in New Jersey 1,189 since 1982 · 135 in the last ten years
- New Jersey 3,017 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/GAA17CA484.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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