- Date
- February 28, 1971
- Place
- Teterboro, NJ · TETERBORO, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3710APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132862
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0078 71/2/28 TETERBORO,NJ PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 184 TIME - 0950 N3710A PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TETERBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TETERBORO,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SMOKE IN COCKPIT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OIL SATURATED SOUND PROOFING MATERIAL UNDER CABIN FLOOR.HIT WIRES,ACFT IGNITED AFTER FINAL IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3710A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Teterboro
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