# Accident 20010615014409A: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, Allamuchy, NJ, June 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2001, 11:30 local time
- Place: Allamuchy, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 40.9311° N, 74.8117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allamuchy, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9311&lon=-74.8117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4797, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4797) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010615014409A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JUNE 16, 2001, ABOUT 1130 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1945 DEHAVILLAND DH-82 TIGER MOTH, N4797, REGISTERED IN THE EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING COLLISION WITH TREES AND TERRAIN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP IN ALLAMUCHY, NEW JERSEY. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT/OWNER AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT THE PILOT/OWNER'S STRIP DESTINED FOR THE OLD RHINEBECK AIRPORT (NY94), RHINEBECK, NEW YORK. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. (-23) PILOT PERFORMED ENGINE CHECK AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND EVERYTHING CHECKED GOOD. PILOT PROCEEDE DOWN RUNWAY AT WEISS FIELD, FULL FUEL, WITH ONE PASSENGER.  AIRCRAFT USED A LITTLE MORE RUNWAY THAN USUAL, BUT LIFTED OFF OKAY. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED BUT COULD NOT CLEAR THE TOPS OF THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO TREES DUE TO LACK OF LIFT.  ENGINE WAS RUNNING OKAY.  WEATHER WAS HOT AND HUMID.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4797 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990727026379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990727026379I), Jul 27, 1999: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N4797), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On July 27, 1999 at approx. 0845 CST, a DESH82A tiger moth N4797, piloted by william weiss jr. while landing on runway 36 at Oshkosh airport, Oshkosh,…

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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