# NTSB NYC80FA071: Piper PA-24, N8783P, Atlantic City, NJ, August 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1980
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2736  80/8/15    ATLANTIC CITY,NJ    PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1535                    N8783P              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 37, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            966 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BADER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CITY,NJ            BRISTOL,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBSRVD 1000FT AGL IN AILERON ROLL,THEN PULL UP INTO LOOP,HIT GND DURING PULL-OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8783P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8783P-1982-01-05), registration cancelled 1982-01-05, S/N 244236 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bader Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800815037939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815037939A), Aug 15, 1980: Piper PA24260, Atlantic City, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witnesses observed aircraft complete an aileron roll at 1000 feet, then loop with insufficient ground clearance.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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