Piper PA-24 N9087P
30 March 1971 · Moonachie, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 March 1971 at about 19:53 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N9087P, operated by Metro Flying C, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Moonachie, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moonachie, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Teterboro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N9087P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Metro Flying C
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Teterboro, Nj → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0309
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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
FUEL SELECTOR POS ON EMPTY TANK. CO-PLT WAS ACTING AS SAFETY PLT DUE RETRACTABLE GR EQUIP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Lander, Wyoming, United States | Lincoln Broadc | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Laverne, California, United States | Pomona Valley | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Seven Bar Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Youngs Flying | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Iowa City, Iowa, United States | Johnson County | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Estherville, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |