Piper PA-28-181 N41JA
8 September 1990 · Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1990 at about 11:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N41JA, operated by New Jersey Aero Club, Inc., was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allaire (BLM)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N41JA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- New Jersey Aero Club, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wall → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC90LA213
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S EXCEEDING A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S MISREADING WIND INFORMATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND DOWNWIND AND RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, SHE SAID SHE WAS 'RUSHING' AND MISREAD THE WINDSOCK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1990 | Piper PA-28-151 | Jupiter, Florida, United States | Zimmerman, Barry L. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1990 | Piper PA-28-161 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Chandler Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1990 | Piper PA-28-140 | Agua Dulce, California, United States | R.i. Flying Club | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 May 1990 | Piper PA-28-181 | East Lansing, Michigan, United States | J. J. Tiefenthaler | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 1990 | Piper PA-28-140 | Forsyth, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1990 | Piper PA-28-161 | Sebastian, Florida, United States | FL Institute of Technology | Fatal | 1 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1990 | Piper 28R | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | Gibson Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1990 | Cessna 150J | Mannington Twp, New Jersey, United States | Irving Heinly | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1990 | Cessna C337 | Manville, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1990 | Cessna 150F | Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States | Randy Fanelli | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1990 | Heinrichs RAND KR-2 | Barnegat, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1990 | Cessna 414A | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Mansur T. Aftab | Fatal | 1 |