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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Baptistown, NJ · August 29, 1997

Date
August 29, 1997 · 12:45 local
Place
Baptistown, NJ
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5464Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC97FA172
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total100 in this make and model

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What happened

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Observed flying low and fast rolled over crashed in trees. Maintenance test flight. May have lost right engine.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED FLYING LOW AND FAST ROLLED OVER CRASHED IN TREES. MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. MAY HAVE LOST RIGHT ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

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