- Date
- August 20, 1976
- Place
- Succasunna, NJ · SUCCASUNNA, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6581JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156074
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4092 76/8/20 SUCCASUNNA,NJ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2115 N6581J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 62, 6650 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 52 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLANDERS VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUCCASUNNA,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES ON BASE LEG.26 CONSECUTIVE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WERE MADE PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6581J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flanders Valley
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