# Incident 19880123021319I: Valent TAIFUN17E, Caldwell, NJ, January 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1988, 14:21 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex Co
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76BP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Valentin TAIFUN 17E (registry code 9370100, https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Limbach LIMBACH L2000 (registry code 38601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/limbach-limbach-l2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VALENT TAIFUN17E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 35 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880123021319I

## Narrative

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

SNOW SHOWERS APPROACHING. PILOT RETURNED TO FIELD.TOWER DID NOT ANSWER CALL.ASSUMED WEAK RADIO. CONTINUED TO FIELD.

## Other reports on N76BP (1)

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

- [Incident 20000614033969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000614033969I), Jun 14, 2000: Valent TAIFUN17E (N76BP), Salida, CO, Minor damage. (-23)According to witnesses pilot stated he departed harriet alexander airport in Salida Colorado; was unble to gain altitude; struck power lines and a barbed…

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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