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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28180 · Pittstown, NJ · September 29, 1985

Date
September 29, 1985 · 08:45 local
Place
Pittstown, NJ
Airport
Sky Manor
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2335R
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85LA251
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,757 total6,043 in this make and model247 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.

Elevator control system jammed on takeoff. Aborted. Ran thru trees. Radio wiring harness jammed sprocket assembly.

As the FAA filed it

ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM JAMMED ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. RAN THRU TREES. RADIO WIRING HARNESS JAMMED SPROCKET ASSEMBLY.

NTSB investigation

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