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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Lakewood, NJ · August 11, 1985

Date
August 11, 1985 · 15:30 local
Place
Lakewood, NJ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6317J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85LA173
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
810 total810 in this make and model6 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.

Sudden power loss during low altitude cruise. Landed in trees. Undetermined cause of power loss.

As the FAA filed it

SUDDEN POWER LOSS DURING LOW ALTITUDE CRUISE. LANDED IN TREES. UNDETERMINED CAUSE OF POWER LOSS.

NTSB investigation

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