# Accident 19840715032509A: Piper PA30, Manahawkin, NJ, July 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1984, 17:00 local time
- Place: Manahawkin, NJ
- Airport: Manahawkin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6899° N, 74.2427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manahawkin, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6899&lon=-74.2427&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68Y-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 450 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840715032509A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION AND YAW ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB. LOST CONTROL AND WENT THROUGH TREES. NO EVALUATION OF CAUSE IN REPORT.

## 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 NYC84LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA245), Jul 15, 1984: Piper PA-30 (N68Y), Manahawkin, NJ, destroyed

## Other reports on N68Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780423008879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780423008879A), Apr 23, 1978: Piper PA30 (N68Y), Marshfield, MA, Substantial damage. L brake lining worn beyond rec limits.

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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