19761204042319A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Forked River, NJ · December 4, 1976

Date
December 4, 1976
Place
Forked River, NJ
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N15698
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC77FA019
Reported as
Piper PA34200
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total0 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot blood/alcohol brain .171 pct. Acft struck 110 ft radio antenna,making low passes at night.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BLOOD/ALCOHOL BRAIN .171 PCT. ACFT STRUCK 110 FT RADIO ANTENNA,MAKING LOW PASSES AT NIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.