40.2238° N, 74.7636° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 6, 1978 · 17:07 local
Place
Trenton, NJ
Airport
Mercer Co
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N103AC
Reported as
Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total0 in this make and model0 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.
During takeoff a passenger seat collapsed striking a passenger immediately behind faulty seat.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAKEOFF A PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED STRIKING A PASSENGER IMMEDIATELY BEHIND FAULTY SEAT.