- Date
- December 10, 1977
- Place
- Berlin, NJ · BERLIN, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N15129Piper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771210040829A
- Case key
- 143523
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4218 77/12/10 BERLIN,NJ PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1131 N15129 PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 36, 416 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 53 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KETTLERUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBION,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 21 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 340 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- L ENG MAGS INTERNAL TIMING CK INDICATED E GAP OF 2DEG & 7DEG PAST NEUTRAL,SHOULD BE 15DEG +/- 2DEG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15129
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kettlerun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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