Piper PA-28-151 N3906F
7 January 1992 · Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 January 1992 at about 02:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N3906F, operated by Kenmarson Aero Club, was involved in an accident near Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously 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 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- So. Jersey Regional (7MY)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-151
- Registration
- N3906F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kenmarson Aero Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lumberton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- BFO92LA016
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT NIGHT. DUE TO HIS LACK OF NIGHT EXPERIENCE, HE HAD A COMMERCIAL PILOT ACT AS HIS SAFETY PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH, HE NOTED HIS ALTITUDE WAS 250 FEET, THE AIRSPEED WAS 85 KNOTS, AND THE FLAPS WERE AT THE SECOND NOTCH. HE STATED THAT HE REALIZED HIS ALTITUDE WAS LOW, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER. HE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER AND THIS HE ATTRIBUTED TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A MAGNETO FAILURE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND 900 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. THE SAFETY PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED DURING THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL; HOWEVER, ON FINAL WHEN HE LIFTED HIS HEAD AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, HE NOTICED TREES IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TREES, AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE FAA DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-28-161 | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | ACS, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1992 | Piper PA-28-140 | Denton, Texas, United States | Thomas A. Tweeddale | No injuries | - |
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| 21 Nov 1992 | Piper PA-28-140 | Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States | Brookfield Pilot Service, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
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