# Accident 20210606006739A: Piper PA-24-260, Robbinsville, NJ, June 6, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Robbinsville, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2134° N, 74.5833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2134&lon=-74.5833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79RG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79RG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210606006739A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/06/2021, A STUDENT PILOT, OPERATING SOLO, WITHOUT APPROPRIATE ENDORSEMENTS FOR SOLO, COMPLEX AIRCRAFT, AND HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED TRENTON-ROBBINSVILLE AIRPORT (N87) IN ROBBINSVILLE, NJ.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF, THE AIRMAN EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO N87.  THE APPROACH THEN BECAME UNSTABLE AS THE AIRMAN DECIDED THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TOO FAST FOR A LANDING.  AFTER THE GO-AROUND, THE AIRMAN EXPERIENCED ANOTHER LOSS OF POWER.  THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING ON A ROAD ADJACENT TO N87, AND IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING AN EMERGENCY GEAR-UP LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO UTILITY POLES, SLID THROUGH AN INTERSECTING ROAD, AND CAME TO REST.  THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; LEFT WING HAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT; RIGHT WING TIP SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT; DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE; DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND SPINNER; DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND ADJACENT STRUCTURE.

## 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 ERA21LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA241), Jun 6, 2021: Piper PA-24-260 (N79RG), Robbinsville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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