Piper PA-60-601P N814SG
10 August 1987 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 August 1987 at about 12:54 local time, a Piper PA-60-601P registered N814SG, operated by Samuel Kasdin, was involved in an accident near Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bader Field (AIY)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-60-601P
- Registration
- N814SG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Samuel Kasdin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC87FA225
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WITH THE ENGINE(S) 'MISSING' OR INTERMITTENT. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL AND CONTINUED ACROSS A WATERWAY IN A LEFTTURN WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND ROLLED LEFT WING DOWN INTO THE WATER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINES REVEALED A CRACKED COIL IN THE LEFT MAGNETO OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. NO OTHER MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION/FAILURE COULD BE DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-60 | W.palm Beach, Florida, United States | Top Flight Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1987 | Piper PA-60-600 | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | Air Continental, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-60-601 | Hillsboro, Texas, United States | Cary E.gillum | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-60 | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-60-602P | Ravenna, Ohio, United States | Robert P. Syme | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-60 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | Johm M. Hitt | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1987 | Marrone VM-1 | Jobstown, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 1987 | Piper PA-36-400 | Mullica Hill, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-151 | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20B | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Continental Airlines | No injuries | - |