ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38787
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| Date: | Friday 16 September 1994 |
| Time: | 11:02 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-236 |
| Owner/operator: | Robert Dolan |
| Registration: | N81X |
| MSN: | 28-7911042 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1707 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-J3A5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vernon, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | West Milford, NJ (4N1 |
| Newport, RI (2B4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE INSTRUMENT CURRENT PILOT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE, WHEN HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO LEVEL OFF AT 3000 FT. WHEN CLEARED TO CONTINUE THE CLIMB TO 6000 FT, AND JOIN THE AIRWAY, RADAR DATA REVEALED THE AIRPLANE STARTED A RIGHT TURN AND CLIMBED TO 3300 FT. IT THEN DESCENDED TO 3200 FEET FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS, AND CONTINUED THE TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE TURN AND DESCENT CONTINUED UNTIL THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT 2600 FT, 1/2 NM FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. WITNESSES REPORTED AN OVERCAST IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. ONE WITNESS REPORTED HE SAW THE AIRPLANE FLYING WINGS LEVEL JUST ABOVE THE TREE TOPS. THE AIRPLANE THEN ROLLED LEFT, AND WITH NO CHANGE IN ENGINE POWER, DESCENDED INTO THE WATER IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted a loss of control and inflight collision with the terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94FA178
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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