19851110072852A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28181 · Teterboro, NJ · November 10, 1985

Date
November 10, 1985 · 17:22 local
Place
Teterboro, NJ
Airport
Teterboro
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1977H
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA86AA004
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
269 total92 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Position lights were off when the plane was hit by N784B at night. A breakdown of ATC procedures caused conflict.

As the FAA filed it

POSITION LIGHTS WERE OFF WHEN THE PLANE WAS HIT BY N784B AT NIGHT. A BREAKDOWN OF ATC PROCEDURES CAUSED CONFLICT.

NTSB investigation

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Other aircraft in the event · 1

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