- Date
- July 29, 1971
- Place
- Wanaque, NJ · WANAQUE, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5563WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162039
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1567 71/7/29 WANAQUE,NJ PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 180 TIME - 0025 N5563W PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LINDEN,NJ UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BOUNCED,SEAT BACKREST RECLINED,PLT PUSHED CTLS FWD.PLT SAID SEAT BELT WAS OVR BACKREST CTL HANDLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5563W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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