Piper PA-30-160 N74994
7 March 1991 · Rancocas, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 March 1991 at about 12:01 local time, a Piper PA-30-160 registered N74994, operated by Inductotherm Corp., was involved in an accident near Rancocas, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were 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 12:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rancocas, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Inductotherm (3NJ6)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30-160
- Registration
- N74994
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Inductotherm Corp.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Sidney
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC91LA083
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ON INITIAL TAKE OFF CLIMB RESULTING IN A STALL AND IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON AND A GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT BEGAN A TAKE OFF ROLL WITH A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND, WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, VEERED TO THE LEFT, LOST AIRSPEED, STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1991 | Piper PA-30 | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | Mecosta CTY Pilots Assn. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1991 | Piper PA-30 | Missing | Bolden, Goran S. | Fatal | 1 |
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| 11 Sep 1991 | Piper PA-30 | Ft. Carson, Colorado, United States | Rick L. Ownes | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 1991 | Piper PA-30 | Oppella, Arkansas, United States | Paul G. Jones | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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