# NTSB NYC82DA227: Piper PA-22-160, N8905D, Marlboro, NJ, September 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: September 18, 1982, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Marlboro, NJ
- Location: 39.4871° N, 75.3246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlboro, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4871&lon=-75.3246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA227
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71590/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA227

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft preflight - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - tree(s) (contributing 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8905D-2015-05-19), registration cancelled 2015-05-19, S/N 22-6060, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-160
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-6060
- Airframe hours: 2014
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X0520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0520), Feb 9, 1964: Piper PA22 (N8905D), Amityville, NY, substantial damage

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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