Beech 35-C33 accident near Toms River, New Jersey, April 16, 1984
On April 16, 1984, a Beech 35-C33, registered N15VP, was destroyed in an accident near Toms River, New Jersey (Air Park Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 16, 1984
- Place
- Toms River, New Jersey · Air Park Airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech 35-C33 · all 35-C33s on the register
- Registration
- N15VP · registry record · serial CD-1024
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,543 hours in all; 1,543 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,407 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 12, 1984; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,050 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-K (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: CRE No.Myrtle Beach SC at 9:51 pm
- Destination: N44 Toms River NJ
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 6, 5,953 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 080° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 200 ft
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N15VP 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 NYC84FA138.