- Date
- September 18, 1982, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marlboro, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8905DPiper PA-22-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71590
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Aircraft preflight - improperCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - not maintainedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
The aircraft lost power after takeoff. While the pilot was attempted to land, the left wing of the aircraft collided with trees and the plane crashed. The fuel was found to have been exhausted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8905D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-6060
- Airframe hours
- 2,014
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- M. Josefczyn
- Registered owner
- M. Josefczyn
- Departed
- Marlboro, NJ
- Destination
- Monmouth, NJ
N8905DRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 600 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
Other investigations on N8905D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.