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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Atlantic City, NJ · December 6, 1990

Date
December 6, 1990 · 23:00 local
Place
Atlantic City, NJ
Airport
Atlantic City Municipal-Bader Field
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8339D
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91LA044
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,170 total1,170 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine lacked full power on runup. On takeoff still lacked 800 RPM. Aborted too late ran off end into a bay.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LACKED FULL POWER ON RUNUP. ON TAKEOFF STILL LACKED 800 RPM. ABORTED TOO LATE RAN OFF END INTO A BAY.

NTSB investigation

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