- Date
- August 21, 1977
- Place
- Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8591NPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770821026979A
- Case key
- 145854
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2512 77/8/21 FAIRFIELD,NJ PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 273 TIME - 1619 N8591N PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESSEX COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FAIRFIELD,NJ RETURN ORANGE COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8591N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Essex County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8591N · 1
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