- Date
- March 24, 1973
- Place
- Carlstadt, NJ · CARLSTADT, NJ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8537PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730324006379A
- Case key
- 170348
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0637 73/3/24 CARLSTADT,NJ PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 2780 TIME - 1455 N8537P PX- 0 0 1 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TETERBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITE PLAINS,NY TETERBORO,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- STUDENT PSND FUEL SELECT TO EMPTY TANK.IP SWITCHED WHEN ENG QUIT ALT TOO LOW RESTART.LND MEADOWLND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8537P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Teterboro
FAA reports on this event · 1
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