- Date
- January 30, 1984, 07:50 local (12:50 UTC)
- Place
- Trenton, NJ
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N10AHDassault Falcon 10
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840130076729A
- Case key
- 35314
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Analysis
Distracted by an interruption in taxi and departure routines, the pilot reset his altitude alert controller to two hundred feet instead of two thousand feet, his ammended clearance altitude. Taking off on instruments in the dense morning fog, the alert system commanded a level-off and the aircraft collided with trees, approximately 161 ftabove sea level. A positive rate of climb was obtained, VFR conditions were reached and the aircraft diverted to the nearest clear airport where a safe landing was accomplished.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10AH
- Reported as
- Dassault Falcon 10
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 139
- Airframe hours
- 1,552
- Engine
- Garrett TFE 731-2-1C, 3,230 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- American Hospital Supply
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · November 18, 1983 · 52 hours before
- Departed
- TTN · Trenton, NJ
- Destination
- SNA · Santa Ana, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Unk.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,900 total · 550 in this make and model · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TTN, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.