ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39669
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| Date: | Thursday 21 July 1983 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Woodbridge Airport |
| Registration: | N8398T |
| MSN: | 28-8190149 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 745 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairton, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Atlantic City, NJ (AIY) |
| Woodbridge, VA (W22) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE PLT RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING WHICH WAS CONCLUDED WITH A SEVERE WX WARNING. THE PLT STATED HE WOULD TRY ANYWAY & IF THE WX GOT TOO BAD HE WOULD RETURN. ABOUT 16 MIN LATER THE PLT REQUESTED UPDATED WX CONDITIONS. HE WAS ADVISED OF A CONVECTIVE SIGMET, SEVERE WX WATCH, & ACTIVE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. HE WAS ALSO ADVISED VFR FLTWAS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE FLT CONTINUED ON ITS WAY. 12 MIN LATER THE FLT CONTACTED DOVER APPROACH CONTROL & REQUESTED IMMEDIATE RADAR VECTORS TO THE NEAREST LIGHTED ARPT. THE TARGET WAS EVENTUALLY LOST. THE ACFT HAD DESCENDED INTO A MARSHAREA IN AN EXTREME NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X43899
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] |
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