- Date
- August 27, 1978
- Place
- Matawan, NJ · MATAWAN, NJ
- Injuries
- 4 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9328CPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780827038979A
- Case key
- 139453
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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 78/8/27 MATAWAN,NJ PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1300 TIME - 1130 N9328C PX- 0 3 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MATAWAN,NJ NANTUCKET,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF REMARKS- ACFT APPROX 99 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9328C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Marlboro
N9328CRegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Piper PA-32RT-300TAirframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300TEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 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.