NYC71AN005

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Newfield, NJ · July 12, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 12, 1970
Place
Newfield, NJ · NEWFIELD, NJ
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5285LPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 4, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115488

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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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3-0614  70/7/12    NEWFIELD,NJ         PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N5285L              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VINELAND-DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANGHORNE,PA                NEWFIELD,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N5285L
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Vineland-Downtown

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.