# Accident 19840130076729A: Amd FALCON10, Trenton, NJ, January 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1984, 07:50 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Mercer Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10AH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON10
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TFE7312
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 550 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840130076729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC84FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA078), Jan 30, 1984: Dassault Falcon 10 (N10AH), Trenton, NJ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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