- Date
- March 26, 1976
- Place
- Franklin, NJ · FRANKLIN, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19760326008322A19760326008321A
- Case key
- 153065
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0647 76/3/26 FRANKLIN,NJ BELLANCA 14-13 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, UNK/NR TIME - 1145 N74446 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUSSEX,NJ CALDWELL,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- L AND R HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS SEPARATED.PLT OF CHEROKEE WARNED BELLANCA PLT HE WAS TOO CLOSE.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0647 76/3/26 FRANKLIN,NJ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 583 TIME - 1145 N6901W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 1 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUSSEX,NJ CALDWELL,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- PRIOR TO COLLISION BOTH ACFT OBSVD IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTION.BELLANCA L STABILIZER TORN OFF.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N6901W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6901WRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2022 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N74446
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-13
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.