# Incident 19880903050209I: Piper PA24250, Kupper, NJ, September 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Kupper, NJ
- Airport: Manville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6395P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6395P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880903050209I

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED AND LANDED GEAR UP. SLID INTO GRASS. FUEL SELECTOR NOT FULLY IN DETENT.

## Other reports on N6395P (1)

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

- [Incident 20260517008249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260517008249I), May 17, 2026: Piper PA-24-250 (N6395P), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. Upon entering the left downwind leg for runway 28 at millville municipal airport (miv), the pilot in command (PIC) selected the gear handle to the down…

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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