# Accident 19880205014479A: Piper PA28161, Hammonton, NJ, February 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1988, 07:45 local time
- Place: Hammonton, NJ
- Airport: Hammonton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6675° N, 74.7577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAMMONTON MUNI (N81), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6675&lon=-74.7577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2126J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2126J-1989-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,652 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880205014479A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN TREES. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE. ENGINE RAN NORMAL ON CHECK.

## 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 NYC88LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA073), Feb 5, 1988: Piper PA-28-161 (N2126J), Hammonton, NJ, destroyed

## Other reports on N2126J (1)

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

- [Incident 19800715060979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715060979I), Jul 15, 1980: Piper PA28151 (N2126J), Cape Sand Blast, FL, Minor damage. Precautionary landing on beach due to unexplained engine failure.

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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