19950316004579A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech T-34B · Lakehurst, NJ · March 16, 1995

Date
March 16, 1995 · 19:15 local
Place
Lakehurst, NJ
Airport
Lakehurst Naec - Maxfield Fld
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1440L
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC95LA074
Reported as
Beech T34B
Reported engine
Continental O4704
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,515 total16 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Night takeoff into poor visibility. Student allowed descent into trees on downwind. CFI failed to timely act.

As the FAA filed it

NIGHT TAKEOFF INTO POOR VISIBILITY. STUDENT ALLOWED DESCENT INTO TREES ON DOWNWIND. CFI FAILED TO TIMELY ACT.

NTSB investigation

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