- Date
- August 16, 1984, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marlboro, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6267APiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840816070599A
- Case key
- 35749
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt diverted to the Marlboro arpt due to thunderstorm activity in the vicinity of his destination. During an approach to land, the acft encountered turbulence & the plt was injured by a loose object in the cockpit. At about the same time, there was a lightning flash which momentarily affected his vision. The plt elected to land on rwy 27 with a 7 knot tail wind. Subsequently, the acft went off the end of the rwy, through bushes and hit a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6267A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-78A0360
- Airframe hours
- 750
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Garjan Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 3, 1984
- Departed
- 47N · Manville, NJ
- Destination
- 47N · Manvilleo, 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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 138 total · 138 in this make and model · 105 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.