- Date
- December 4, 1976
- Place
- Forked River, NJ · FORKED RIVER, NJ
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N15698Piper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761204042319A
- Case key
- 152534
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3776 76/12/4 FORKED RIVER,NJ PIPER PA-34 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1300 TIME - 2120 N15698 PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOMS RIVER,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED REMARKS- PILOT BLOOD/ALCOHOL BRAIN .171 PCT. ACFT STRUCK 110 FT RADIO ANTENNA,MAKING LOW PASSES AT NIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15698
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N15698Registration cancelled May 8, 2009 · Piper PA-34-200Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.