- Date
- June 25, 1984, 18:43 local (22:43 UTC)
- Place
- Egg Harbor Town, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8888NChampion 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840625033089A
- Case key
- 35694
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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
According to the pilot at 350 to 400 ft AGL and aprx 85 KTS the acft abruptly pitched nose down. Recovery was attempted but, the pilot related, the flt controls were jammed. Impact occurred in 30 ft deep water about 45 degrees nose down. During recovery the wreckage was towed underwater about 5 miles resulting in significant additional damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8888N
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 1,547
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ace Aviation Service, Inc.
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 14, 1984 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- Bader Field, NJ
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,691 total · 486 in this make and model · 1,609 as pilot in command · 162 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.