- Date
- April 16, 1976
- Place
- Cross Keys, NJ · CROSS KEYS, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6733PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760416011549A
- Case key
- 154182
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3775 76/4/16 CROSS KEYS,NJ PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 781 TIME - 0850 N6733P PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSS KEYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CROSS KEYS,NJ JESUP,GA WILLIAMSTON,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENTRD ARPT OVERRUN,SWAMPY AREA.UN TO AVOID 5FT MOUND OF DIRT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6733P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cross Keys
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6733P · 1
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