- Date
- May 22, 1984, 17:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Marlboro, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N33746Piper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840522018429A
- Case key
- 35565
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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 control - on ground/water
Aborted takeoff - delayed
Directional control - not maintainedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditch
Analysis
The pilot aborted his takeoff when he noted insufficient acceleration, but lost control of the aircraft, ran off the end of the runwaym thru a ditch and onto railroad tracks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33746
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7505175
- Airframe hours
- 1,289
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360A4AC, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Marlboro Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1983 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- Marlboro, NJ
- Airport
- 2N8 · Marlboro, runway 9, 2,170 × 40 ft, asphalt
N33746Registered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 500 in this make and model · 320 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.