# Accident 20140304002359A: Piper PA-28-161, Atlantic City, NJ, March 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2014, 16:50 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Atlantic City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4575° N, 74.5772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4575&lon=-74.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1449H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1449H-2018-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,245 total, 45 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140304002359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM INTERSECTION J ON RUNWAY 13 AT ACY. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT ALTITUDE, AND 70 KTS, THE ENGINE LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER. THE PILOT WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO CLIMB OR MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON THE AIRPORT PERIMETER ROAD. ON LANDING, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 KTS,  THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE ALONG THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED AND ROLLED LEFT; THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID BACKWARDS ON THE LEFT SIDE AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT CRAWLED OUT THE BROKEN LEFT WINDOW.

## 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 ERA14LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA141), Mar 4, 2014: Piper PA-28-161 (N1449H), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power at takeoff for reasons that could not be determined during a postaccident examination or engine test run.

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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