Piper PA-28-161 N2125J
6 December 2008 · Linden, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 December 2008 at about 02:17 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N2125J, operated by MKA International Inc, was involved in an accident near Linden, 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 02:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Linden, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Linden Airport (LDJ)
- Coordinates
- 40.6172, -74.2444
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N2125J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- MKA International Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Linden → Linden
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA086
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The unknown pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the taxiway sign.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a routine airport inspection, airport personnel found one of the taxiway signs damaged. Further inspection of parked airplanes revealed structural damage to the wing of a Piper PA-28-161 consistent with a collision with the sign. Local police performed an investigation; however the identity of the pilot was not determined. The actual time and date of the accident is unknown. The owner of the airplane did not report the accident and did not respond to requests for accident information from the National Transportation Safety Board or the Federal Aviation Administration.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2008 | Piper PA 28-180 | Sonoma, California, United States | Timothy Bennett | No injuries | - |
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