# Accident 20050924031979A: Aircre LSACLIPPR912, Millstone, NJ, September 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Millstone, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4999° N, 74.5955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millstone, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4999&lon=-74.5955&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRCRE LSACLIPPR912
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050924031979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/24/2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 EDT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ TOOK OFF FROM PERL ACRES AIRPORT (46NJ) IN THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS A PASSENGER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ OCCUPIED THE FRONT SEAT OF THE TANDAM SEAT AIRCRAFT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 EDT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TRAVELLING OVER THE AIRPORT IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED A TIGHT CLOCKWISE (AS VIEWED FROM BELOW) SPIRAL AND IMPACTED THE TREES TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, WAS COMPLETE AT THE CRASH SITE AND DID NOT SUFFER AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND DEVELOPING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT AS EVIDENCED BY ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES BEING BROKEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A BALLISTIC RECOVERY PARACHUTE, HOWEVER THE SAFETY PIN HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO FLIGHT AND WAS STILL INSTALLED AT THE CRASH SITE. THE PIC FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC FAILED TO ARM THE BALLISTIC RECOVERY PARACHUTE. THE PIC DISREGARDED ALL FAA REGULATIONS REGARDING PILOT AND AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION. AS THE PIC WAS UNLICENSED, NO PILOT RECORDS WERE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW.

## 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

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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