- Date
- May 8, 1981
- Place
- Bridgeport, NJ · BRIDGEPORT, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2613RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810508022799A
- Case key
- 125421
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3423 81/5/8 BRIDGEPORT,NJ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 4038 TIME - 2101 N2613R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIDGEPORT,NJ WILMINGTON,DE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- LARGE JET XED PATH OF ACFT TWICE,ACFT EXP SEVERE DWNDFT,ENG FAILED,PLT UN RESTRT,FUEL SEL FD OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2613R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bridgeport
FAA reports on this event · 1
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