Piper PA-44-180T N91PA
24 December 1988 · Princeton, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 December 1988 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-44-180T registered N91PA, operated by FIT Aviation, was involved in an accident near Princeton, New Jersey, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44-180T
- Registration
- N91PA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- FIT Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Savannah → Manville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC89LA057
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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
THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER OF BOTH ENGINES AND CRASHED INTO TREES NEAR PRINCETON AIRPORT, PRINCETON, NJ. THE PILOT FLEW 4.5 HRS AND AFTER A MISSED APPROACH ONE ENGINE QUIT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE PRINCETON AIRPORT THE OTHER ENGINE QUIT. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ACFT, 4.5 HRS WOULD USE ALL BUT RESERVE FUEL AT OPTIMUM CRUISE AT 16,000 FT. CRUISE AT LOWER ALT OR AT HIGHER POWER WOULD USE MORE FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-44 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-44-180 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-44-180 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Bay Air Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-44-180 | Florence, South Carolina, United States | NO. Amer.institute of Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-44-180 | Sanford, Florida, United States | Professional Aero Services | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1989 | Piper PA-44-180 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Flight Safety International | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-44-180 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Aviators Unlimited | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1988 | Boeing A75N1 | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1988 | Cessna 305A | Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States | Airways Advertising | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Lake LA-4 | Linden, New Jersey, United States | Walter FIL | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1988 | Champion 7GCAA | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1988 | Mooney M20F | Princeton, New Jersey, United States | LEO Otway | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1988 | Stinson 108-1 | Robbinsville, New Jersey, United States | Curtis Johnson | No injuries | - |