19840130076729A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · AMD FALCON10 · Trenton, NJ · January 30, 1984

Date
January 30, 1984 · 07:50 local
Place
Trenton, NJ
Airport
Mercer Co
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N10AH
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84FA078
Reported as
AMD FALCON10
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE7312
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,900 total550 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Altitude preselect improperly set before takeoff. Leveled off too low. Descended slightly and impacted trees.

As the FAA filed it

ALTITUDE PRESELECT IMPROPERLY SET BEFORE TAKEOFF. LEVELED OFF TOO LOW. DESCENDED SLIGHTLY AND IMPACTED TREES.

NTSB investigation

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