# Accident 20250516005569A: Harteveld Drew J CHINOOK PLUS 2, Pittstown, NJ, May 16, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2025, 16:38 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Alexandria Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5962° N, 75.0154° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5962&lon=-75.0154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3300K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3300K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harteveld Drew J CHINOOK PLUS 2 (registry code 056403I, https://openairdocs.org/model/harteveld-drew-j-chinook-plus-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL (registry code 55592, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARTEVELD DREW J CHINOOK PLUS 2
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 443 total, 1 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250516005569A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE AIRMAN'S FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT, AND DID NOT LOG ANY FLIGHT TRAINING IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.  WITNESSES STATED THAT ON THE FIRST TAKEOFF RUN, THE AIRMAN PERFORMED EITHER A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT OR A HIGH-SPEED TAXI.  THE AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND GROUND LOOPED ON THE GRASS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRMAN THEN TAXIED BACK TO PERFORM THE ACCIDENT TAKEOFF.  DURING THE ACCIDENT TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED ON THE GROUND ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, LONGER THAN REQUIRED FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT AND STUCK AND SEVERED A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH ITS LEFT WING STRUT.  THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF, CLIMBED, AND PERFORMED TWO ORBITS AROUND THE AIRPORT, BEFORE DESCENDING VERTICALLY TO THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 ERA25FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA202), May 16, 2025: Harteveld Drew J Chinook Plus 2 (N3300K), Pittstown, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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