- Date
- May 31, 1984, 01:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place
- Teterboro, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N33086Piper PA-34-200TN8208JPiper Aerostar 600
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35678
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Analysis
A Piper PA-34-200T, N33086 & a Piper Aerostar 600, N8208T, were involved in an on-ground collision at night. IFR flt plans had been filed for both acft & the plts of both acft had begun taxiing for takeoff. According to the PA-34 plt, he had been cleared to taxi to rwy 1 via taxiways delta, foxtrot & echo & was to hold short of papa. At aprx 200 ft short of papa, the PA-34 plt began slowing to stop, but did not see the Aerostar, which was holding short of papa, until just before the collision. The PA-34 received only minor damage, but the Aerostar was substantially damaged. The PA-34 plt characterized his visibility as poor due to a combination of rain conditions & poor frontal lighting capability of his acft.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N33086
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7570085
- Airframe hours
- 3,349
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-EB, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Med Air Express
- Registered owner
- Debra Morris
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- BDL · Windsor Locks, CT
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TEB · Teterboro
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.
- Registration
- N8208J
- Reported as
- Piper Aerostar 600 (AEROSTAR 6)
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental IO-540-G1B5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Pichel Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- N44 · Toms River, NJ
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TEB · Teterboro
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N33086
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,435 total · 113 in this make and model · 1,217 as pilot in command · 223 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8208J
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TEB