- Date
- September 14, 1985, 14:17 local (18:17 UTC)
- Place
- Hamburg, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N7188RPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850914045609A
- Case key
- 35582
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft contacted trees during an uncontrolled descent aprx 17 minutes after takeoff. One witness reported hearing the eng running at a high RPM. The acft wreckage was not discovered until 9-18-85. The airspeed indicator found at the accident site indicated 140 mph. Post accident inspection failed to reveal any mechaincal failure/malfunction. The coroners autopsy report stated a contributing cause of the accident was most probably a heart attack or congestive heartfailure. The plt was under medical care for epileptic seizures. The plts physician reported the plt was alright as long as he maintained a therapudic level through medication. The plts therapudic level was normal during his last examinationon 9-11-85.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7188R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-21901
- Airframe hours
- 31
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Arthur W. Siegel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 25, 1985
- Departed
- N63 · Sussex, NJ
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,250 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.