- Date
- June 25, 1984, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marlboro, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N40921Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840625027139A
- Case key
- 35695
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On initial climb after takeoff, plt noted a loss of climb performance, executed steep 180 degree turn to avoid high voltage lines on rising terrain ahead. This maneuver, coupled with reduced power resulted in an airspeed decrease to near stall speed. Plt lowered the nose to prevent stall, collided with tree tops and lost flying speed. Plt managed to keep acft upright during ensuing mush into open field but gear collapsed on touchdown due to high descent rate. Investigation revealed inner flame tube in muffler had dislodged, partially blocking exhaust outlet and resulting in excessive engine back pressure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40921
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7425188
- Airframe hours
- 1,835
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Johnson Tv & Electronics
- Registered owner
- Photographic Consultants, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1983 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- Marlboro, NJ
- Airport
- 2N8 · Marlboro, runway 27, 2,170 × 40 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 363 total · 301 in this make and model · 269 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point -0 °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.