ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371524
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| Date: | Saturday 20 February 1988 |
| Time: | 00:02 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-325 |
| Owner/operator: | Atlantic City Air Taxi |
| Registration: | N27400 |
| MSN: | 31-7712093 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2909 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-F2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hamilton Twp., NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Norwood, MA (KOWD) |
| Atlantic City, NJ (ACY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FINAL ON A NIGHT ILS RWY 13 APPROACH. RADAR DATA INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED ALMOST 180 DEGREES OF TURN PRIOR TO DISAPPEARING. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING FAILURE ON THE ENGINES OR AIRFRAME WAS FOUND. WHEN THE FLYING HISTORY OF THE PILOT WAS EXAMINED, THE HOURS PRESENTED ON HIS RESUME EXCEEDED HIS LOG BOOK AND HIS LOG BOOK HOURS COULD NOT BE TOTALLY VERIFIED. THE CO-PILOT DID NOT HAVE AN INSTRUMENT RATING. THE PILOT THAT PRECEDED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ON THE APPROACH SAID HE EXPERIENCED MODERATE TURBULENCE, WIND SHEAR AND THAT THE APPROACH LIGHTS WERE VERY DISTRACTING. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING WHICH INCLUDED WIND SHEAR AND MODERATE TURBULENCE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC88FA087
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 February 1988 | N27400 | Atlantic City Air Taxi | 3 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey | |
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| 26-Mar-2024 07:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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