- Date
- November 16, 1983, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Morristown, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N28271Gulfstream American AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35476
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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.
Analysis
Earlier in the evening, the plt had taken off with 3 passengers on board. Shortly after takeoff, he advised the tower that the eng was not developing full power. He remained in the traffic pattern & landed, then taxied to the ramp. Later, the plt made a 2nd takeoff with 1 passenger on board. After becoming airborne, he elected to abort due to a reported power loss. The acft had passed the departure end of the rwy & settled in a marshland. An exam of the eng revealed no discrepancies. A test run of the eng was then made & it performed within the manufacturer's specifications.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28271
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B0987
- Airframe hours
- 554
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William Brandstatter,III
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1983
- Departed
- MMU · Morristown, NJ
- Airport
- MMU · Morristown, runway 12, 4,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 270 total · 270 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg