19881224056459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA44180 · Princeton/Rocky, NJ · December 24, 1988

Date
December 24, 1988 · 16:30 local
Place
Princeton/Rocky, NJ
Airport
Princeton Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N91PA
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA057
Reported as
Piper PA44180
Reported engine
Lycoming TO360E1A6
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power both engines. Struck trees trying to make 39N after missed approach. Aloft approximate fuel range.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER BOTH ENGINES. STRUCK TREES TRYING TO MAKE 39N AFTER MISSED APPROACH. ALOFT APPROXIMATE FUEL RANGE.

NTSB investigation

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