NYC76AN065

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Missing Aircraft · January 13, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 13, 1976
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N15496Piper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760113007589A
Case key
149814

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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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3-0081  76/1/13    MISSING AIRCRAFT    PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N15496              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 1620 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORWOOD,MA                  MATAWAN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT MISSING BETWEEN DEER PARK,NY AND MATAWAN,NJ DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N15496
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.