- Date
- October 24, 1984, 20:50 local (Oct 25, 1984, 00:50 UTC)
- Place
- Salisbury, MD
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N81752Piper PA-32R-301
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841024058219A
- Case key
- 11116
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After contacting millville fss 4 times for wx info the acft departed lincoln park, NY, at 1858 EDT with destination listed on the IFR flt plan as easton, MD. En route the plt diverted to Salisbury, MD, due to wx. After being cleared forthe rwy 32 ILS the acft turned northwest instead of southeast after crossing the VOR & descended to between 700 and 900 ft MSL while heading away from the arpt. After being reoriented the plt was told to report at the colbe lom inbound. Pltproceeded to call colbe when actually over Salisbury VOR. N81752 continued the apch concluding by stating he was circling to land. The acft collided with trees on a northwest heading off the apch end of rwy 32. The plt had obtained his instrument rating 3 months prior and at that time had logged 34 instrument hours and 21 night hours. Post crash fire destroyed the majority of the fuselage, however, examination of the acft and engine did not reveal anything that would have affected normal operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81752
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R8013079
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David J Blanda
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1984
- Departed
- N07 · Lincoln Park, NJ
- Destination
- SBY · Salisbury, MD
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SBY · Salisbury-Wicomico, runway 32, 5,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBY, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.