# Accident 20000809043422A: Piper PA44180, Burlington, NJ, August 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2000, 07:52 local time
- Place: Burlington, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0788° N, 74.8525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0788&lon=-74.8525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2225G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2225G-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA00MA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000809043422A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N2225G, A PIPER PA-44-180 AND N27944, A PIPER PA 31-350 COLLIDED WHILE OPERATING VFR WITH NO AIR TRAFFIC INVOLVED. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N27944, Piper PA31350: [Accident 20000809043421A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000809043421A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA00MA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA080), Aug 9, 2000: Piper PA-44 Seminole (N2225G), Burlington Twp., NJ, destroyed, 11 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilots of the two airplanes to see and avoid each other and maintain proper airspace separation during visual flight rules flight.

## Other reports on N2225G (1)

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

- [Incident 19890703040379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703040379I), Jul 3, 1989: Piper PA44180 (N2225G), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Downlock pin sheared allowing gear to retract.

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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