# Accident 20091114051789A: Piper PA-28R-200, Woodbine, NJ, November 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2009, 10:53 local time
- Place: Woodbine, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2181° N, 74.7903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2181&lon=-74.7903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4499T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4499T-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 473 total, 400 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091114051789A

## Narrative

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

NON INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT DEPARTED KOBI VFR FOR FLIGHT TO KBMG.  ON CLIMB OUT AIRCRAFT CONTACTED ACY APPROACH CONTROL FOR VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING.  AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED TRANSPONDER CODE.  AFTER INITIAL STABLE LEFT CLIMBING TURN, AIRCRAFT OBSERVED ON RADAR IN NUMEROUS TIGHT TURNS AND WIDELY, QUICKLY VARYING ALTITUDES.  WRECKAGE PATTERN CONSISTENT WITH INFLIGHT BREAK UP.  AWOS REPORT AT TIME OF DEPARTURE INDICATES WIND 010/09, 3 MILES VISIBILITY, 300' OVERCAST, TEMP 14, DEWPOINT 14, ALTIMETER 29.85IN HG.

## 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 ERA10FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA062), Nov 14, 2009: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4499T), Dennisville, NJ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to depart into known instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and overcontrol of the airplane and the subsequent…

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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