- Date
- February 28, 1973
- Place
- Forked River, NJ · FORKED RIVER, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5033WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730228004299A
- Case key
- 170553
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1076 73/2/28 FORKED RIVER,NJ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 163 TIME - 1358 N5033W PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RJ MILLER AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRISTOL,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED TERRAIN - SANDY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FNT MAIN BRNG SCORED,BRNG MATERIAL ON CRANKSHAFT.HVY DEP GRAY CLAY SUBSTANCE.HIT SAND DUNES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5033W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rj Miller Airpark
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5033W · 1
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