NYC68F0104

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Masonville, NJ · July 30, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 30, 1967
Place
Masonville, NJ · MASONVILLE, NJ
Injuries
2 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7932YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report January 29, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115941

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0869  67/7/30    MASONVILLE,NJ       PIPER PA-30         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N7932Y              PX-  0  2  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 2900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            163 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORESTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PRACTISING SINGLE ENG STALLS,FULL FLAPS,GEAR DOWN AT LOW ALTITUDE. SPIN RECOVERY MADE TOO LATE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7932Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Moorestown

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.