Beech A23-24 accident near Eagle Crest, Delaware, September 3, 1984
On September 3, 1984 at about 5:30 am local time, a Beech A23-24, registered N62AC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Eagle Crest, Delaware (Eagle Crest airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 3, 1984 · about 5:30 am local time
- Place
- Eagle Crest, Delaware · Eagle Crest
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech A23-24 · all A23-24s on the register
- Registration
- N62AC · registry record · serial MA-110
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER LANDING THE PLT USED POWER TO CONTINUE TAXIING TO THE END OF THE WET GRASS RWY. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS MISJUDGED WHEN BRAKING BEGAN AND THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY COLLIDING WITH A SMALL DITCH. ONE MAIN GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 9,112 hours in all; 4 in this make and model; 64 in the last 90 days; 9,050 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,075 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 12, 1984; 40 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A2B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PHL Philadelphia DE at 6:00 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 14, 3,500 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 225° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,500 ft; not recorded at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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