- Date
- July 22, 1984, 19:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- E. Hanover, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2475PPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840722038679A
- Case key
- 35714
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft made a forced landing shortly after takeoff when the engine lost power. At about 400 ft AGL the engine sputtered and stopped. The fuel tanks were switched by the plt and the engine made a slight pwr gain and quit again. A landing was made in a marshy clearing. The plt stated, 'I believe the accident was caused by possible fuel contamination... .'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2475P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-2796
- Airframe hours
- 2,020
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael Manitias
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 28, 1983
- Departed
- E. Hanover, 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 244 total · 100 in this make and model · 244 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 5 knots, gusting 10
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.