- Date
- September 16, 1978
- Place
- Robbinsville, NJ · ROBBINSVILLE, NJ
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3930FPiper PA-32R
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780916043589A
- Case key
- 139375
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3622 78/9/16 ROBBINSVILLE,NJ PIPER PA-32R CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0555 N3930F PX- 5 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 42, 1600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRENTON ROBINSVLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROBBINSVILLE,NJ FIRST FLIGHT,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT-FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 260 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 3 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT OVER G/W BY 71.9LBS AT TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3930F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Trenton Robinsvle
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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