- Date
- September 23, 1981
- Place
- E.Rutherford, NJ · E.RUTHERFORD, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1982
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79431
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3685 81/9/23 E.RUTHERFORD,NJ BELL 206B CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0847 N27670 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 38, 6700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 1 1 1602 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TETERBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LINDEN,NJ TETERBORO,NJ WOODBRIDGE,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC FACTOR(S) PILOT-INACCURATE POSITION REPORT PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 45 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CONTROLLER PREOCCUPIED W NONESSENTIAL PHONECALL.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3685 81/9/23 E.RUTHERFORD,NJ PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0847 N8110R PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 43, 3100 TOTAL HOURS, 50 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 2 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TETERBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCHESTER,NY TETERBORO,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC FACTOR(S) PILOT-FAILED TO ACTIVATE MARKER BEACON RECEIVER PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 45 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TWR PSNL NOT TRAINED,QUALIFIED IN USE OF BRITE.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N8110R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Teterboro
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.
- Registration
- N27670
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Teterboro
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.