# NTSB NYC81FHD20: Porterfield FP-65, N117F, Robbinsville, NJ, April 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1981
- Place: Robbinsville, NJ · ROBBINSVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.2146° N, 74.6193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robbinsville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2146&lon=-74.6193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FHD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0828  81/4/27    ROBBINSVILLE,NJ     PORTERFIELD FP-65   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N117F               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRENTON-RBNSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBBINSVILLE,NJ             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- STRUCK AIRPORT WINDSOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N117F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PORTERFIELD FP-65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Trenton-Rbnsville

## 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 19810427020189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810427020189A), Apr 27, 1981: Norwst FP65PORTFLD, Robbinsville, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during landing.

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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